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1370:Fort of Cão
1365:Areosa Fort
1187:Santa Luzia
1169:Campo Maior
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469:in Portugal
424:22 November
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224:River Tagus
82: /
58:Coordinates
1738:Categories
1664:(Terceira)
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1156:Portalegre
1134:Dom Carlos
330:References
261:The museum
176:Portuguese
134:c. 1641-43
1717:(Madeira)
1714:São Tiago
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738:Vera Cruz
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606:Juromenha
251:bartizans
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