 Later referred to as "Mata-Frades" (Killer of Brothers), Aguiar's government took control of the convents, churches, manor homes and holdings of various institutes that had been sustained by donations of the religious faithful and placed them for sale.Although they hoped to place land and goods in the hands of the more disadvantaged, most of the poor did not have the capital to purchase them.In fact, total sales were ten times less than expected, and most holdings were purchased by speculators or existing landowners.