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    Afonso I (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 1106/1109/1111 – 1185), also called Afonso Henriques, nicknamed the Conqueror (Portuguese: O Conquistador)...
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    The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (English: D. Afonso Henriques Stadium) is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal. The stadium is home of...
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    The Afonso Henriques Theatre (or Dom Afonso Henriques Theatre; Portuguese: Teatro Dom Afonso Henriques), was the main entertainment center of Guimarães...
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    Infante Dom Afonso of Braganza, Duke of Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 31 July 1865 in Palace of Ajuda, Lisbon – 21 February 1920 in Naples...
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  • Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. The club also stands out on the national and international scene in...
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    Burgundy to rule Portugal and the father of the country's first king, Afonso Henriques. Born in about 1066 in Dijon, Duchy of Burgundy, Count Henry was the...
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    Longroiva by Afonso Henriques' sister Sancha and her husband Fernão Mendes de Bragança II. In order to spy the defenses of Santarém, Afonso dispatched Mem...
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    the time closed due to legal disputes over its ownership, and the Afonso Henriques Theatre, built in 1855 but closed in February 1930 after many years...
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    battle that ensured Portugal's independence. Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Teresa of Portugal and her lover...
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    place during the reigns of Alfonso VII and Afonso Henriques, and was caused by the territorial claims of Afonso over Galicia and the idea of forming an independent...
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    Afonso III (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279), called the Boulonnais (Port. o Bolonhês), was King of Portugal and the...
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    Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (13 May 1881 – 1 November 1922) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he...
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    took place on 25 July 1139, in which the forces of Portuguese count Afonso Henriques (of the House of Burgundy) defeated those led by the Almoravid governor...
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    feudal subservience to the Leonese state.[citation needed] Her own son, Afonso Henriques, took the reins of the government in 1128 after routing his mother's...
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    nobleman Fernando Pérez de Traba led to her being ousted by her son, Afonso Henriques, who with the support of the Portuguese nobility and clergy, defeated...
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    Henry of Burgundy, who became Count of Portugal in 1096. His son, Afonso Henriques, was proclaimed King of Portugal following his victory at the Battle...
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    format. This is how King Sancho I inherited the shield from his father, Afonso Henriques, with the cross replaced by escutcheons with the silver bezants. A...
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    Battle of Valdevez. Victorious in the Battle of Ourique, in 1139, Afonso Henriques benefited from the developed action by the archbishop of Braga, D....
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    Portuguese) because it was in Guimarães that Portugal's first King, Afonso Henriques was born, and also because the Battle of São Mamede – which is considered...
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    official coat of arms of Coimbra. Afonso Henriques (ca.1109 – 1185 in Sé Nova), first Portuguese monarch, as Afonso I from 1139 to 1185, established his...
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    Afonso de Albuquerque, 1st Duke of Goa (c. 1453 – 16 December 1515), was a Portuguese general, admiral, and statesman. He served as viceroy of Portuguese...
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    Burgundy Henry, Count of Portugal, father of the first Portuguese King Afonso Henriques Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy Margaret of Burgundy...
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    But it was only after the conquest of Lisbon, in October 1147, by Afonso Henriques (supported by Crusaders), that the castle surrendered definitively...
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    Afonso IV (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈfõsu]; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357), called the Brave (Portuguese: o Bravo), was King of Portugal from 1325 until...
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    Portuguese nobleman, who served in the Portuguese Crown as the tutor of Afonso Henriques. Born in 1080 in the County of Portugal, Egas Moniz was a rich nobleman...
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    Visigoths. Later it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, Afonso Henriques conquered the city and in 1255, it became Portugal's capital, replacing...
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  • renovation works – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra (Coimbra), Estádio D. Afonso Henriques (Guimarães), Estádio do Bessa (Porto) and Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa...
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  • Statues of King Afonso Henriques and King John I (Portuguese: Estátuas de D. Afonso Henriques e D. João I) are two stone sculptures in Lisbon, Portugal...
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    Afonso Henriques de João Cutileiro". em.guimaraes.pt. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024. "Monumento a D. Afonso Henriques"...
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    Afonso II (IPA: [ɐˈfõsu]; English: Alphonse; Archaic Portuguese: Affonso; Portuguese-Galician: Alfonso or Alphonso; Latin: Alphonsus; 23 April 1185 – 25...
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