Bemposta (Penamacor)
Bemposta may refer to: *Bemposta (Abrantes), a parish in the municipality of Abrantes, Portugal *Bemposta Palace, a palace in Lisbon * Bemposta (Penamacor), a parish in the municipality of Penamacor, Portugal *Bemposta (Mogadouro), a parish in the municipality of Mogadouro Mogadouro (, ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in ''2011'' was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2. History The history of Mogadouro is evident in the number of castros that dot the landscape of region from the neolithic period. ...

Bemposta (Abrantes)
Bemposta is a Portuguese ''freguesia'' ("civil parish"), located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District The District of Santarém ( pt, Distrito de Santarém ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's ''Centro Region''. The district capital is the city of Santarém. The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a pop .... The population in 2011 was 1,795,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 187.45 km². The parish is by far the largest in the municipality, but also the least densely populated.

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Bemposta Palace
The Bemposta Palace ('), also known as the ''Paço da Rainha'' (''Queen’s Palace''), is a neoclassical palace in the area of Bemposta, now the civil parish of Pena (Lisbon), Pena, in Lisbon. It was originally built for Queen Dowager Catherine of Braganza on her return from London to Lisbon and served for many years as her residence. It was then transferred to the ''Casa do Infantado'' (the property of the younger son of the King of Portugal), before becoming the residence of John VI of Portugal until his death. After Queen Maria II of Portugal transferred its title to the Army, it became the Portuguese Military Academy. History Eight years after the death of Charles II of England (in 1685), who left no legitimate son as heir to the throne, Queen Catherine of Braganza, daughter of John IV of Portugal, John IV, returned to Portugal in 1693.Isley (1853), p.197 Without a home in Lisbon, she resided in the homes of various noblemen for a time, including the Count of Redondo in Santa ...
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Bemposta (Penamacor)
Bemposta may refer to: *Bemposta (Abrantes), a parish in the municipality of Abrantes, Portugal *Bemposta Palace, a palace in Lisbon * Bemposta (Penamacor), a parish in the municipality of Penamacor, Portugal *Bemposta (Mogadouro), a parish in the municipality of Mogadouro Mogadouro (, ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in ''2011'' was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2. History The history of Mogadouro is evident in the number of castros that dot the landscape of region from the neolithic period. ...

Penamacor
Penamacor ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of . The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Aldeia do Bispo, Águas e Aldeia de João Pires * Aranhas * Benquerença * Meimão * Meimoa * Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta * Penamacor * Salvador * Vale da Senhora da Póvoa Notable people * António Nunes Ribeiro Sanches (1699 in Penamacor – 1783 in Paris) a physician, philosopher and encyclopédiste. * Francisco Cunha Leal (1888 in Pedrógão – 1970) politician during the Portuguese First Republic; 84th Prime Minister of Portugal, 1921/1922. * Joaquim Furtado (born 1948 in Penamacor) a journalist, reporter, TV anchor and documentary film director.
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Bemposta (Mogadouro)
Bemposta may refer to: *Bemposta (Abrantes), a parish in the municipality of Abrantes, Portugal *Bemposta Palace, a palace in Lisbon *Bemposta (Penamacor), a parish in the municipality of Penamacor, Portugal *Bemposta (Mogadouro), a parish in the municipality of Mogadouro Mogadouro (, ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in ''2011'' was 9,542, in an area of 760.65 km2. History The history of Mogadouro is evident in the number of castros that dot the landscape of region from the neolithic period. ...