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English: A few kilometers to the north of Alcobaca is the wondrous building constructed in memory of an important battle, that of Aljubarrota in 1385 when Dom Joao I defeated the Castilians and ensuring two hundred years of virtual independence from Spanish Invaders.
When King Dom Fernando I died without an heir to the throne it was claimed by both his illegitimate brother Dom Joao I and Juan de Castile of Spain on behalf of his wife. On the 14th of August of that year the out numbered army of Dom Joao I commanded by the outstanding general Nuno Alvares Pereira faced the Spanish forces just south of the Abbey. It is said on the eve of the battle Dom Joao made a vow to construct an unforgettable church in memory of the Virgin Mary should he succeed the next day. Construction of the Abbey started in 1388. Here are the resting places of Joao I, his English wife Philippa of Lancaster and their son Prince Henry the Navigator who helped to explore the then unknown world. |
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