Chief of the King's Guard (Portugal and Castile) (redirect from Guarda mayor del rey)
King's Chief Guard, or Chief of the King's Corps, (guarda-mor do rei, or guarda-mor do Corpo do Rei in Portuguese) was an officer of the Crown of Castile...
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The Rua do Guarda-Mor (Portuguese for "Street of the chief archivist") is a street in Lisbon, Portugal, which formerly belonged to the parish (freguesia)...
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Christ the King (Almada) (redirect from Cristo Rei (Almada))
The Sanctuary of Christ the King (Portuguese: Santuário de Cristo Rei) is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ...
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government context. Luís Amaral (2022). Livro do Guarda-Mor - Elenco de Títulos Nobiliárquicos Portugueses. Guarda-Mor. p. 42. Selfie (2023-10-07). "Recorde o...
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Carmo Convent (redirect from Museu Arqueológico do Carmo)
Gomes, Carlos (1996), SIPA (ed.), Convento do Carmo/Comando Geral da Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR, do Carmo (IPA.00005069/PT031106270328) (in Portuguese)...
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The Praça do Comércio (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpɾasɐ ðu kuˈmɛɾsju]; transl. Commerce Plaza) is a large, harbour-facing plaza in Portugal's capital...
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List of Portuguese monarchs (redirect from El-Rei)
Luís Amaral & Marcos Soromenho Santos (2002), Costados do Duque de Bragança, Lisboa, Guarda-Mor Edições. Afonso Eduardo Martins Zuquete (dir.)(1989), Nobreza...
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The Quinta dos Lagares d'El-Rei (Portuguese: Solar da Quinta dos Lagares d'El-Rei; [ˈkĩtɐ ðuʒ lɐˈɣaɾɨʒ ðɛl ˈʁɐj], "Estate of the King's Wine-Vats"), is...
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named the castle master builder to replace Afonso Esteves, being paid 400 réis for his work. Between 1448 and 1451, the master builder was paid several...
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The Palace of the Correio-Mor, Loures (Portuguese: Palácio do Correio-Mor), is a palatial residence in the civil parish of Loures, in the municipality...
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Portuguese Riviera (redirect from Costa do Estoril)
with the Estoril Coast (Costa do Estoril) and occasionally known as the Costa do Sol (Sun Coast). Portuguese themselves do not use this expression. The...
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anchor point adjacent to the recently-built Christ the King monument (Cristo-Rei). In 1959, the international invitation to tender for the project received...
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(link) Resende, Garcia de (1622), Crónica dos Valerosos e Insignes Feitos del Rei D. João II (in Portuguese), Lisbon, p. 115 "A Torre de Belém", Serões (in...
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[elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈʒuʃtɐ]), also called Carmo Lift (Portuguese: Elevador do Carmo, [elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðu ˈkaɾmu]), is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish...
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crests, which the Livro do Armeiro-Mor does not present. Thesouro de Nobreza covers more topics than the Livro do Armeiro-Mor, including several innovations...
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Bernardas, the building of the Rua das Janelas Verdes, the Rua do Guarda-Mor, or the Rua do Sacramento. It also hosts many embassies, in particular, Austria...
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parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The...
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merchants from Porto, when it was sold in 1892 to Carvalho Monteiro for 25,000 réis. Monteiro was eager to build a bewildering place where he could collect symbols...
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archive. These include gargoyles that figure as the Guarda do Abecedário (Guard of the Alphabet), the Guarda das Ondas Hertzianas (Guard of Hertzian Waves)...
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National Museum of the Azulejo (redirect from Museu Nacional do Azulejo)
The Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese for National Museum of the Azulejo), occasionally known in English as the National Tile Museum, is an art museum...
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descend to their heirs: Duke of Barcelos Duke of Beja Duke of Coimbra Duke of Guarda Duke of Guimarães Duke of Porto Duke of Trancoso Duke of Viseu All of these...
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Rossio (redirect from Praça do Rossio)
The Rossio became linked to the other main square of the city, the Praça do Comércio, by two straight streets: the Áurea and the Augusta Streets. After...
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Campo Pequeno Bullring (redirect from Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno)
the institution without any charges. The cost of the arena was 161 200$000 réis, paid by a group of Portuguese shareholders, who kept the property rights...
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paint the Kings of Portugal: the regal series was placed in the Sala dos Reis (Hall of the Kings). Henrique Ferreira was also commissioned to complete...
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The Estoril Casino (Portuguese: Casino do Estoril) is a casino in the Portuguese Riviera, in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. Today, it is one of...
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Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça". It contains many important historical...
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The Monteiro-Mor Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Monteiro-Mor) is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal. Monteiro-Mor Palace is located in the...
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accusations before the Inquisition. In 1548, Góis was named Guarda-Mor (High Guardian) of the Torre do Tombo (Royal Archives) and ten years later was entrusted...
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historical building and visitor attraction in Lisbon, Portugal, on the Praça do Comércio. It was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the...
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The Marquis of Pombal Square (Portuguese: Praça do Marquês de Pombal) is an important roundabout in the city of Lisbon, Portugal. It is located between...
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