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forces under the command of caliph Abū Yūssuf Yaʿqūb bin Yūssuf al-Manṣūr following their conquest of the
Algarve, advanced to the north, expelling Portuguese forces from citadels in Alcácer do Sal and Palmela, and destroyed the defensive lines in Almada (1191). The Portuguese monarch reconquered the
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fortifications in 1195, and began the construction of a castle on the site. It was only following the battle of Navas de Tolosa (1212), when
Christian forces registered a decisive victory over Muslim forces in the Iberian peninsula, that the lost territories were recaptured from the Tagus to Évora.
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During the Second World War, the castle received new artillery. It was garrisoned until the
Carnation Revolution, when the garrison revolted on the day of the event. Following 1976 its installations were occupied by the forces of the GNR Guarda Nacional Republicana
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It was decommissioned in 1825, and
Lieutenant Fulgêncio Gomes dos Santos Vale received orders to collect all the arms material onsite, and transfer it the military arsenal in Lisbon. But, the site was garrisoned in 1831, during the context of the Portuguese
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and his commander, the control of the castles first donated by D. Sancho I, and later confirmed by Afonso II (1211-1223), namely Alcácer do Sal, Almadar do Sal, Almada, Arruda and
Palmela.
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In the 1990s, the municipal authority of Almada, in the ambit of the restoration of the historical centre of Almada Velha, the public garden was reformulated and improved.
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The castle was damaged during the events of the Lisbon earthquake (1 November 1755), but was only reconstructed around 1760, obtaining the actual extent and plan.
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The castle was founded in a strategic position, on a site settled by Muslim forces during the
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Medieval castle in Cova da
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309:A piece of artillery overlooking the Tagus River
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419:Destacamento de Intervenção de Setúbal
391:on 2 April 1924) left the air base at
324:(1640-1668), in the reign of King D.
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996:Castle of Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta
550:Fortalezas de Almada e o seu termo
14:
1081:Castle of Mau Vizinho (Vila Real)
1518:Castles of the Order of Santiago
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1441:Castle of Vila Verde dos Francos
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548:Sousa, R.H. Pereira de. (1981),
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1431:Castle of Vila Nova de Cerveira
423:Setúbal Intervention Detachment
1436:Castle of Vila Nova de Foz Côa
1306:Castle of Santa Maria da Feira
886:Castelo de Torre de Coelheiros
811:Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães
381:José Manuel Sarmento de Beires
296:succession crisis of 1383-1385
1:
272:On 24 February 1255, King D.
1381:Castelo de Torre de Moncorvo
731:Castle of Atouguia da Baleia
543:(in Portuguese), vol. 1
313:During the reign of King D.
1513:Castles in Setúbal District
1411:Castle of Viana do Alentejo
1126:Castle of Monforte (Chaves)
931:Castle of Celorico da Beira
205:Portugal in the Reconquista
1544:
1156:Castle of Montemor-o-Velho
1101:Castle of Miranda do Douro
921:Castle Fortress of Almeida
841:Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
322:Portuguese Restoration War
320:During the context of the
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147:Stone, Granite, Iron, Wood
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1396:Tower of Ferreira de Aves
1001:Castle of Freixo de Numão
986:Fernandine Walls of Porto
916:Castle of Castelo Rodrigo
911:Castle of Castelo de Vide
826:Castelo de Idanha-a-Velha
716:Castle of Amieira do Tejo
656:Castle of Alfândega da Fé
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409:Republican National Guard
353:Battle of Cova da Piedade
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1336:Castle of Senhora da Luz
1226:Castle of Pena de Aguiar
1166:Castle of Moreira de Rei
901:Castle of Castelo Melhor
891:Castelo de Torres Vedras
821:Castle of Castelo Branco
616:Castle of Alcácer do Sal
541:Cacilhas dos Tempos Idos
519:Coy, Isa (8 July 2014),
1316:Castle of Santo Estêvão
1271:Castelo de Porto de Mós
1021:Castle of Idanha-a-Nova
906:Castle of Castelo Mendo
696:Castle of Alter Pedroso
691:Castle of Alter do Chão
539:Alves, Eduardo (1984),
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1386:Castle of Torres Novas
926:Castle of Castro Marim
626:Castle of Alcantarilha
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1446:Castle of Vila Viçosa
1421:Castle of Vidigueiras
1341:Castle of Sernancelhe
1236:Castle of Penas Róias
816:Castle of Castelo Bom
806:Castle of Campo Maior
746:Castle of Azinhalinho
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1416:Castle of Vidigueira
1261:Castle of Portalegre
1026:Castelo de Juromenha
991:Castle of Folgosinho
976:Castle of Evoramonte
866:Castelo de Portuzelo
861:Castelo de Pirescoxe
831:Castelo de Longroiva
661:Castle of Alfeizerão
300:Nuno Álvares Pereira
42:Península de Setúbal
1508:Castles in Portugal
1489:Castles in Portugal
1426:Castle of Vila Flor
1326:Castle of São Ramão
1276:Castle of Rebordãos
1231:Castle of Penamacor
1161:Castle of the Moors
1151:Castle of Montalvão
1141:Castelo de Monsaraz
1111:Castle of Mogadouro
1106:Castle of Mirandela
1096:Castle of Messejana
1016:Castle of Guimarães
876:Castelo de Sesimbra
871:Castelo de Ranhados
756:Castle of Barbacena
726:Castle of Arronches
721:Castle of Arraiolos
676:Castle of Aljustrel
651:Castle of Alfaiates
611:Castle of Alandroal
595:Castles in Portugal
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1401:Castle of Trancoso
1356:Castle of Sortelha
1311:Castle of Santarém
1286:Castle of Redondos
1241:Castle of Penedono
1136:Castle of Monsanto
1071:Castle of Marialva
1051:Castle of Linhares
971:Castle of Estremoz
951:Castle of Curutelo
856:Castelo de Palmela
851:Castelo de Oleiros
796:Castle of Bragança
781:Castle of Bemposta
771:Castle of Belmonte
761:Porto Pim bartizan
751:Castle of Balsamão
686:Castle of Almourol
646:Castle of Alenquer
641:Castle of Alegrete
636:Castle of Alcoutim
631:Castle of Alcobaça
621:Castle of Alcanede
606:Castle of Abrantes
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278:Paio Peres Correia
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1528:Forts in Portugal
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1456:Castle of Vinhais
1406:Castle of Valongo
1281:Castle of Redondo
1221:Castle of Paderne
1216:Castle of Outeiro
1211:Castle of Ourique
1201:Castle of Ouguela
1146:Montalegre Castle
1116:Castle of Moinhos
1091:Castle of Mertola
1086:Castle of Melgaço
1041:Castle of Lanhoso
1006:Castle of Geraldo
966:Castle of Esporão
896:Castelo de Veiros
836:Castelo de Montel
801:Castle of Caminha
671:Castle of Aljezur
397:Largo das Vitimas
163:Castelo de Almada
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29:Castelo de Almada
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1371:Castle of Terena
1366:Castle of Tavira
1351:Castle of Silves
1321:São Jorge Castle
1266:Castle of Portel
1256:Castle of Pombal
1251:Castle of Pinhel
1246:Castle of Penela
1196:Castle of Óbidos
1186:Castle of Noudar
1181:Castle of Mourão
1121:Castle of Monção
1076:Castle of Marvão
1046:Castle of Leiria
1036:Castle of Lamego
1011:Castle of Guarda
956:Castle of Degebe
936:Castle of Chaves
881:Castelo de Sines
776:Castle of Belver
706:Castle of Alvito
681:Castle of Almada
666:Castle of Algoso
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1206:Castle of Ourém
1191:Castle of Numão
1176:Castle of Moura
1066:Castle of Lousã
1061:Castle of Lousa
1056:Castle of Loulé
1031:Castle of Lagos
981:Castle of Faria
961:Castle of Elvas
946:Castle of Crato
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791:Castle of Braga
786:Castle of Borba
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69:Coordinates
1502:Categories
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190:Portuguese
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1486:Also See:
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