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  • Thumbnail for Fernando Venâncio
    northern Portuguese city of Braga. He studied Philosophy in Vila Nova de Ourém and Theology in Lisbon. In 1970 he moved to the Netherlands, where he eventually...
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    Restoration War, but, two years later, there was an explosion in the powder magazine which damaged castle. Within the year there was a move to dismantle the...
    7 KB (712 words) - 18:43, 19 September 2023
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    forces and defended in the main square. In 1732, an explosion in powder magazine (caused by thunderstorms) resulted in the destruction of the castle and...
    14 KB (1,616 words) - 16:54, 7 June 2024
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    construction resulted in the demolition of the masonry and roof of the main magazine. Three years later (1981), restoration works included: construction of...
    11 KB (1,220 words) - 12:23, 22 July 2023
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    mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza" Almanach de Gotha. 1861. p. 58. The Gentleman's Magazine. 1862. p. 223. v t e...
    5 KB (300 words) - 23:18, 8 June 2024
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    mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza" Almanach de Gotha. 1888. p. 61. The Gentleman's Magazine. 1862. p. 223. v t e...
    5 KB (293 words) - 15:46, 5 August 2024
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    of Spanish Succession, the castle suffered a huge blow when the powder magazine exploded, destroying one of the towers, following the withdrawal of the...
    9 KB (1,137 words) - 16:36, 17 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castle of Miranda do Douro
    Luís Xavier Bernardo. But, in 1762, there was an explosion in the powder magazine, that resulted in the obliteration of 22,500 kilograms (49,600 lb) of munition...
    12 KB (1,332 words) - 05:10, 24 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castle of Castelo Bom
    space included a vaulted ceiling structured with two archways. The powder magazine, variously called the revelim, rebolim, rebolinho or polvorim, is circular...
    14 KB (1,563 words) - 21:27, 17 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castle of Castro Marim
    the castle began in 1977, that included the restoration of the powder magazine and the Renaissance-era chapel, but also the execution of public works...
    15 KB (1,796 words) - 21:24, 17 June 2024
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    with Tomar, Abrantes, Entroncamento, Vila Nova da Barquinha, Alcanena and Ourém. The castle and old town developed partially encircled by the Almonda river...
    21 KB (1,863 words) - 10:48, 10 July 2024
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    the castle. These events led to the post-war construction of a gunpowder magazine in 1735, under the direction and plans of Manuel de Azevedo Fortes. With...
    19 KB (2,246 words) - 23:40, 15 December 2023
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    Spain. It is classified as a National Monument. The 1810 explosion: the magazine which was the seat of the explosion was in the cathedral adjacent to the...
    37 KB (4,990 words) - 02:17, 19 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castle of Penamacor
    obliterated following an accident, when it was being used as a powder magazine. In addition to the keep, several of the buildings in the interior courtyard...
    20 KB (2,526 words) - 22:08, 6 January 2024
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    later castles (15th century) became real palaces, like those in Penedono, Ourém and Porto de Mós. The most significant case is the Castle of Leiria, turned...
    63 KB (7,400 words) - 22:29, 30 June 2024
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    Gyumri, Armenia Kragujevac, Serbia Muntinlupa, Philippines Nafplio, Greece Ourém, Portugal Springfield, Ohio, United States Tynaarlo, Netherlands "Results...
    41 KB (4,166 words) - 17:49, 4 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Castle of Monsanto
    major works on the castle. But, in 1815, there was an explosion of the magazine powder keg, resulting in the partial destruction of the castle. Surveys...
    22 KB (2,746 words) - 14:21, 30 July 2024
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    Pingdingshan, China Punta del Este, Uruguay Barra Mansa Bengbu, China Barueri Ourém, Portugal Belém Aveiro, Portugal Campinas, Brazil Fort-de-France, Martinique...
    67 KB (4,215 words) - 17:57, 25 June 2024
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    V. Frederick (1992). "How Columbus Encountered America". Mathematics Magazine. 65 (4): 224. doi:10.2307/2691445. ISSN 0025-570X. JSTOR 2691445. Wyman...
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    Portuguese). 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2022. "Kings without Crowns", Life magazine, Vol. 42, No. 25, June 24, 1957 Henriques, Mendo Castro (2007). Dom Duarte...
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