Ourique
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Local holiday | September 8 |
Website | http://cm-ourique.pt/ |
Ourique (Portuguese pronunciation:
This town is traditionally considered the site of the famous
Battle of Ourique
There is no certainty about the exact location of the battle of Ourique, although it is typically said to have taken place in the countryside between the towns of Castro Verde and Ourique. Five Muslim kings allied their forces against the Portuguese army, but after a terrible and lengthy fight, the allied forces became scattered in the Alentejo plains. This would later be considered by the Portuguese to have been a divine miracle, forever forming part of the legend of Castro Verde.[3]
According to most accounts of the legend, Afonso Henriques was visited before the battle by an old man who saw in a dream that Henriques would be victorious because God would intervene to help him. The old man advised the Henriques to leave the encampment alone when he heard the bell of the local chapel. Riding off, Henriques was surprised by a ray of light that showed him (in one interpretation) the sign of the cross and
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (
- Garvão e Santa Luzia
- Ourique
- Panóias e Conceição
- Santana da Serra
Notable people
- José Júlio da Costa (1893–1946) a Portuguese left-wing political activist who assassinated President Sidónio Pais of Portugal in 1918
See also
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ A History of Portugal, pp. 64, 65.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 86" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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