What the records say
- When
- 1 Jul 1128
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.45° N, 8.29° W
- Description
- 1128 battle establishing Portugal's independence
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of São Mamede
1128 battle establishing Afonso Henriques' control of the County of Portugal
The Battle of São Mamede took place on 24 June 1128 near Guimarães and is considered an important event in the process that led to the establishment of Portugal as an independent kingdom.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of São Mamede: Count Alfonso I (Henriques) defeats the forces led by his mother, Queen Theresa of Portugal, near Guimarães”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alfons I. von Portugal besiegt seine Mutter Theresia von León in der Schlacht von São Mamede”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de São Mamede”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de San Mamede”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page