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Castle Of Almada
The Castle of Almada ( pt, Castelo de Almada) is a Middle Ages, medieval castle located in the Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish of Almada, Cova da Piedade, Pragal e Cacilhas, in the Concelho, municipality of Almada, Portugal, Portuguese Setúbal (district), Setúbal. History The castle was founded in a strategic position, on a site settled by Muslim forces during the Iberian occupation, referred to as ''al-Madan'' (which means ''gold mine'' or ''silver mine''), suggesting that the site was built on mineral extraction in the region or epoch, and referred to in the ''Geografia Nubiense'' of Muhammad al-Idrisi (dating to the 12th century. During the Portuguese Reconquista of Lisbon (around 1147), Almada was assaulted and conquered by the combined forces of King D. Afonso I of Portugal, Afonso and a crusader army. Following its conquest, the settlement's defenses were reinforced and expanded following the foral (''charter'') issued of 1170. King D. Sancho I of Portugal, Sancho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alameda
An alameda is a Avenue (landscape), street or path lined with trees () and may refer to: Places Canada *Alameda, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan **Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', a dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan Chile * Alameda (Santiago), Santiago, Chile's main avenue, whose official name is Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Spain *Alameda, Andalusia, a town and municipality in the province of Málaga *Alameda de Pontevedra, a public park in Pontevedra *La Alameda, Seville, a neighbourhood in Seville United States Inhabited places *Alameda, California, a city in Alameda County, California **Alameda (island), an island making up most of the city's area **Naval Air Station Alameda, a former United States navy base *Alameda, Kern County, California, a community in Kern County, California *Alameda County, California, county in the state of California in the United States *Alameda Park, a public park in Santa Barbara, California *Rancho Arroyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forte De Almada
Forte or Forté may refer to: Music *Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong" * Forte number, an ordering given to every pitch class set * Forte (notation program), a suite of musical score notation programs * Forte (vocal group), a classical crossover singing trio Computing *Forte 4GL, a proprietary application server * Forté Agent, an email and news client used on the Windows operating system * Forte TeamWare, a family of development environments from Sun Microsystems *NetBeans IDE, formerly Forté for Java Companies * Forté Internet Software, makers of Forté Agent *Forte Land, a large-scale real estate company in Shanghai, China * Forte Group, a former British hotel company *Forte Design Systems, a high level synthesis software company in San Jose, California * Trust House Forte, a British hotel and catering firm Fictional characters *Forte Stollen, a character from the Galaxy Angel anime * Bass (''Mega Man''), a character in ''Mega Man'' known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Wars
The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1828 to 1834. Embroiled parties included the Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese rebels, the United Kingdom, France, the Catholic Church, and Spain. Roots of the conflict The death of King John VI in 1826 created a dispute over royal succession. While Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil, was the king's oldest son, his younger brother Miguel contended that Pedro had forfeited his claim to the throne by declaring Brazilian independence. Pedro briefly entitled himself Dom Pedro IV of Portugal. Neither the Portuguese nor the Brazilians wanted a unified monarchy; consequently, Pedro abdicated the Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, Maria, a child of 7. In April 1826, to settle the succession dispute, Pedro revised the first constitution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forte De Almada (6)
Forte or Forté may refer to: Music *Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong" * Forte number, an ordering given to every pitch class set * Forte (notation program), a suite of musical score notation programs * Forte (vocal group), a classical crossover singing trio Computing *Forte 4GL, a proprietary application server * Forté Agent, an email and news client used on the Windows operating system * Forte TeamWare, a family of development environments from Sun Microsystems *NetBeans IDE, formerly Forté for Java Companies * Forté Internet Software, makers of Forté Agent *Forte Land, a large-scale real estate company in Shanghai, China * Forte Group, a former British hotel company *Forte Design Systems, a high level synthesis software company in San Jose, California * Trust House Forte, a British hotel and catering firm Fictional characters *Forte Stollen, a character from the Galaxy Angel anime * Bass (''Mega Man''), a character in ''Mega Man'' known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afonso VI Of Portugal
Afonso VI (; 21 August 164312 September 1683), known as "the Victorious" (), was the second king of Portugal of the House of Braganza from 1656 until his death. He was initially under the regency of his mother, Luisa de Guzmán, until 1662, when he removed her to a convent and took power with the help of his favourite, the Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa, 3rd Count of Castelo Melhor. Afonso's reign saw the end of the Restoration War (1640–68) and Spain's recognition of Portugal's independence. He also negotiated a French alliance through his marriage. However, the king was physically and mentally weak. In 1668, his brother Pedro II conspired to have him declared incapable of ruling, and took supreme ''de facto'' power as regent, although nominally Afonso was still sovereign. Queen Maria Francisca, Afonso's wife, received an annulment and subsequently married Pedro. Afonso spent the rest of his life and reign practically a prisoner. Early life At the age of three, Afonso ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Restoration War
The Portuguese Restoration War ( pt, Guerra da Restauração) was the war between History of Portugal (1640–1777), Portugal and Habsburg Spain, Spain that began with the Portuguese revolution of 1640 and ended with the Treaty of Lisbon (1668), Treaty of Lisbon in 1668, bringing a formal end to the Iberian Union. The period from 1640 to 1668 was marked by periodic skirmishes between Portugal and Spain, as well as short episodes of more serious warfare, much of it occasioned by Spanish and Portuguese entanglements with non-Iberian powers. Spain was involved in the Thirty Years' War until 1648 and the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), Franco-Spanish War until 1659, while Portugal was involved in the Dutch–Portuguese War until 1663. In the seventeenth century and afterwards, this period of sporadic conflict was simply known, in Portugal and elsewhere, as the ''Acclamation War''. The war established the House of Braganza as Portugal's new ruling dynasty, replacing the House of Habs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel I Of Portugal
Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, as monarch. Manuel ruled over a period of intensive expansion of the Portuguese Empire owing to the numerous Portuguese discoveries made during his reign. His sponsorship of Vasco da Gama led to the Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India in 1498, resulting in the creation of the Portuguese India Armadas, which guaranteed Portugal's monopoly on the spice trade. Manuel began the Portuguese colonization of the Americas and Portuguese India, and oversaw the establishment of a vast trade empire across Africa and Asia. He was also the first monarch to bear the title: ''By the Grace of God, King of Portugal and the Algarves, this side and beyond the Sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and the Conquest, Navigation and Commerce in Ethiopia, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forte De Almada (2)
Forte or Forté may refer to: Music *Forte (music), a musical dynamic meaning "loudly" or "strong" * Forte number, an ordering given to every pitch class set * Forte (notation program), a suite of musical score notation programs * Forte (vocal group), a classical crossover singing trio Computing *Forte 4GL, a proprietary application server * Forté Agent, an email and news client used on the Windows operating system * Forte TeamWare, a family of development environments from Sun Microsystems *NetBeans IDE, formerly Forté for Java Companies * Forté Internet Software, makers of Forté Agent *Forte Land, a large-scale real estate company in Shanghai, China * Forte Group, a former British hotel company *Forte Design Systems, a high level synthesis software company in San Jose, California * Trust House Forte, a British hotel and catering firm Fictional characters *Forte Stollen, a character from the Galaxy Angel anime * Bass (''Mega Man''), a character in ''Mega Man'' known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Álvares Pereira
D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. (; 24 June 1360 – 1 November 1431) was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later became a mystic and was beatified by Pope Benedict XV, in 1918, and canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009. Nuno Álvares Pereira is often referred to as the Saint Constable ( pt, Santo Condestável) or as Saint Nuno of Saint Mary ( pt, São Nuno de Santa Maria), his religious name. He was count of Barcelos, Ourém and Arraiolos. Family Nuno Álvares Pereira was born on 24 June 1360 in Flor da Rosa, near Crato, central Portugal, the illegitimate son of Dom Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, prior of Crato and Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal. His grandfather was Dom Gonçalo Pereira, the archbishop of Braga from 1326 until 1349. He was descended from the oldest Portuguese and Galician nobility. About a year after his birth, the child was legitimized by royal d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand I Of Portugal
Ferdinand I ( pt, Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome () or occasionally the Inconstant (), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. His death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also known as the Portuguese interregnum. Life Ferdinand was born in Coimbra, the second but eldest surviving son of Peter I and his wife, Constanza Manuel. On the death of Peter of Castile in 1369, Ferdinand, as great-grandson of Sancho IV by his grandmother Beatrice, laid claim to the vacant Castilian throne. The kings of Aragon and Navarre, and later John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who had married Peter of Castile's eldest daughter, Constance, also claimed the throne. The throne was held by his second cousin Henry of Trastámara (Henry II of Castile), Peter of Castile's illegitimate brother, who had defeated him in the Castilian Civil War in 1366 and assumed the crown. After one or two indecisive campaigns, all parties were ready to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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