The Setúbal Aqueduct () is a 15th-century aqueduct that spans the Portuguese city of

Setúbal Setúbal ( , , ; ), officially the City of Setúbal (), is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies withi ...

History

Built at the end of the 15th century, during the reign of King

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–114 ...

, it extended for several kilometers, from the source, to the city walls. In 1693, the Chafariz do Sapal was built in front of the Paços do Concelho de Setúbal building. However, the city's water supply is no longer dependent on this aqueduct. The urban expansion of the city reduced the traces of the aqueduct to some sections, one of which is located in the center of the city, on the site of the old soccer field of Vitória, on Estrada dos Arcos. The aqueduct was declared a Property of Public Interest by Decree No. 516/71, of 22 November 1971.TOMÉ, Manuela Maria Justino.
O Património de Água Pública em Setúbal
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References

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