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Alvor Parish
Alvor may refer to: * Alvor (Portimão) Alvor is a civil parish ( pt, freguesia, links=no) in the municipality of Portimão, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,154, in an area of 15.25 km². History Alvor was founded in 436 B.C. by the Carthage, Ca ..., a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão, Portugal * Alvor Castle, a castle in the parish of Alvor, district of Faro, Portugal {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvor (Portimão)
Alvor is a civil parish ( pt, freguesia, links=no) in the municipality of Portimão, in the southern Algarve of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,154, in an area of 15.25 km². History Alvor was founded in 436 B.C. by the Carthage, Carthaginian General AnÃbal Barca as a commercial port, which he named ''Portus Hannibalis''.David J. J. Evans (2004), p.470 The settlement grew around the sea, near the place called ''Vila Velha'', where a Celtic Castro culture, castro dominated the river mouth during the Iron Age. It is likely that it was the Roman colony of ''Ipses'', which was authorized to mint currency, and was absorbed during the Roman era. Taken by the Moors in 716, the settlement began to be referred to as ''Albur'', and gained an impressive castle, with only vestiges remaining. Middle Ages This bastion Alvor massacre, was conquered on 3 June 1189, by the forces of King Sancho I of Portugal, with help from Crusader forces. Almohad campaign against Portugal (1190†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
