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    originally named Porcalhota, for being a Majorat of the daughter of a man surnamed Porcalho who was called for being a female Porcalhota. The Aqueduto das...
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    Amadora Station opened on 16 April 1888, originally under the name of Porcalhota. It was renamed Amadora on 1 February 1908. The station building was rebuilt...
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  • Plantations → State of Rhode Island (2020) Amadora, Portugal, was known as Porcalhota until 1907. The name change was due to the unflattering meaning of the...
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    Oeynhausen, inspector-general of the Infantry, fighting alongside him at Porcalhota in 1790. He was promoted to captain in 1791 and to major (sargento-mor)...
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