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Category Archives: Portugal
Coimbra
COIMBRA District in north central Portugal, through which the Mondego River flows to the Atlantic. It was formed from the province of Beira in 1833. The title of Duke of Coimbra was used by some Portuguese princes, notably by Peter, … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Centro Region Portugal, Coimbra, County of Portugal, Mondego, Mondego River
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Ceuta
CEUTA Sebta (Arabic). An enclave of Spain on the Moroccan coast; Cape Ceuta is the Pillar of Hercules opposite Gibraltar. The town belonged to the Vandal Kingdom, which was destroyed by Byzantium in 533. Around the year 544 it was … Continue reading
Castile
CASTILE CASTILLA; Castille (French, but also used in English). County in northern Spain; A Kingdom which gradually extended into the greater part of the Iberian peninsula. It began as the County of Bardulia in the uppermost valley of the River … Continue reading
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Tagged Castile, Ferdinand, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of León, León, Navarre
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Castelo Branco
CASTELO BRANCO Inland district in central Portugal, bordering on Spain and lying north of the Tejo (Tagus). It is named after its capital. Before 1833 it was part of the province of Beira.
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Canary Islands
CANARY ISLANDS CANARIAS; Islas Canarias. Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the northwestern coast of Africa, west of southern Morocco; a province of Spain until 1927 and since 1983 an autonomous community. The Islands were known to the Romans, colonised … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlantic Ocean, Balearic Islands, Canary Island, Gran Canaria, Guanches, La Palma, La Rioja
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Calatrava
CALATRAVA Religious military Order in Spain. The fortress of Calatrava, which lay near the banks of the River Guadiana northeast of Cuidad Real, in central Spain, was a Muslim fortress, which acted as a base for raiding parties attacking the … Continue reading
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Tagged Calatrava, Calatrava la Nueva, Cistercians, Ciudad Real, Knights Templar, Military order, Order of Calatrava
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Cáceres
CÁCERES Spanish province (CC), on the borders with Portugal, mostly drained by the River Tajo (Tagus); the second largest province in Spain. It was formed in 1833 from Alta (Upper) Extremadura. Since 1983 it has been the northern province in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cáceres, Extremadura, Military order, Order of SANTIAGO, Province of Cáceres, Spain
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Bragança
BRAGANÇA Braganza. Administrative district (distrito) in the northeastern corner of Portugal, formed out of the province of Tràs-os-Montes in 1833 and named after its capital. The title of Duke of Bragança was given to the bastard son of King John … Continue reading
Braga
BRAGA Administrative district (distrito) in northern Portugal, north of Oporto, named after its capital, which stands on the River Este. It was formed in 1833 out of the old province of Entre Minho e Douro. In Roman times the city … Continue reading
Belata
BELATA A province of Moslem Iberia, lying between the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tejo (Tagus), later forming the northern districts of the old Portuguese province of Estremadura and the southeast of Beira. It was temporarily gained for the Kingdom … Continue reading
Beja
BEJA Administrative district (distrito) in southern Portugal, named after its capital. It lies between Spain and the Atlantic Ocean and is north of the Algarve. Before 1833 it had been the south of Alentejo province. Some of the Portuguese princes … Continue reading
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Tagged Alentejo, Algarve, Atlantic Ocean, distrito, Duke of Beja
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Beira Litoral
BEIRA LITORAL Coastal Beira. New province during the Salazarist era (1930s-early 1970s) in central Portugal. It joined the western part of the old province of Beira with the northern part of Estremadura, and was similar to the area covered by … Continue reading
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Tagged Aveiro Portugal, Beira, Centro Region Portugal, Coimbra, Estremadura Province (1936-1976), Leiria
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Beira Baixa
BEIRA BAIXA Lower Beira. New province during the Salazarist era (1930s-early 1970s) in central Portugal, bordering on Spain and north of the Tejo. It had been the southeast of the old province of Beira and was similar in extent to … Continue reading
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Beira Alta
BEIRA ALTA Upper Beira. New province during the Salazarist era (1930s-early 1970s) in northeast central Portugal. Its territory had been the northeast of the old province of Beira, mountainous, and similar in area to the administrative districts of Viseu and … Continue reading
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