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Santarém, Portugal

Santarém is a city on the Tagus in central Portugal, north-east of Lisbon, above a fertile river plain. As Roman Scallabis it was an administrative centre, and under Muslim rule a frontier fortress that changed hands several times. Afonso I took it for Portugal in a surprise attack in March 1147, shortly before Lisbon, and medieval kings often held their cortes there.

Santarém, Portugal
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Santarém, Portugal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/santarem-portugal
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