Alvalade () is a ''
freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Por ...
'' (civil parish) and district of
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
, the capital of
Portugal
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. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of
Lumiar and
Olivais, west of
Marvila, east of
São Domingos de Benfica, and north of
Avenidas Novas and
Areeiro. The population in 2011 was 31,813.
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
, Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
History
In 1323, the
Battle of Alvalade was fought between King
Dinis I of Portugal
Denis (, ; 9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325 in Santarém), called the Farmer King (''Rei Lavrador'') and the Poet King (''Rei Poeta''), was King of Portugal. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile, and ...
and his son King
Afonso IV of Portugal
Afonso IVEnglish: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin). (; 8 February 129128 May 1357), called the Brave ( pt, o Bravo, links=no), was King ...
, but famously the battle was stopped after the intervention of
Saint Queen Isabel of Portugal, wife of Dinis I and mother of Afonso IV. There is a monument erected in memory of the Saint Queen in Alvalade.
With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former
Campo Grande and
São João de Brito parishes merged with the ''Alvalade'' parish and the new and larger one kept the latter's name.
Landmarks
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Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal
The ( Portuguese for ''National Library of Portugal'') is the Portuguese national library, fulfilling the function of legal deposit and copyright.
History
The library was created by Decree of 29 February 1796, under the name of Royal Public ...
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Torre do Tombo National Archive
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References
External links
Alvalade heraldry
Parishes of Lisbon
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