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Alcântara (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈkɐ̃tɐɾɐ]) is a freguesia (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in western Lisbon, Alcântara is to the east of Ajuda and Belém and west of Estrela and Campo de Ourique. Alcântara had a population in 2011 of 13,943. [1]
The Royal Palace of Alcântara (Portuguese: Palácio Real de Alcântara or Portuguese: Real Quinta de Alcântara or Portuguese: Paço do Calvário) was a residence of the Portuguese royal family in Alcântara, a district in western Lisbon. The palace was constructed in the 17th century.
Aqueduct arches (65 m tall) over the Alcântara valley. Note the pointed shape of the arches. The aqueduct seen from the west. The Águas Livres Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto das Águas Livres, pronounced [ɐkɨˈðutu ðɐz ˈaɣwɐʒ ˈlivɾɨʃ], "Aqueduct of the Free Waters") is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon, Portugal.
The museum is situated on the north bank of the Tagus River of Alcântara in an area of Lisbon that contains various cultural attractions including the Museum of the Orient, Ajuda National Palace, the National Coach Museum, the museum of the Portuguese Presidency, Jeronimos Monastery and Belem Cultural Centre.
São Pedro de Alcântara was a Franciscan monastery in the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon, founded in the late 17th century. It is a large Baroque building, with a highly decorated chapel. [ 1 ]
The Duke of Alba met little resistance and in July landed his forces at Cascais, west of Lisbon.By mid-August, the Duke was only 10 kilometers from the city. West of the small brook Alcântara, the Spanish encountered a Portuguese force on the eastern side of it, commanded by António, Prior of Crato (a grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal who had proclaimed himself King as António I) and ...
1422 – Lisbon "made the capital of the kingdom by John I" [7] 1441 – African slave trade begins (abolished in 1836). [9] 1450 – Estaus Palace built (approximate date). 1467 – Palácio Almada (residence) built. [1] 1495 – Printing press in operation (approximate date). [10] 1497 – Vasco da Gama departs from Lisbon on first voyage to ...
A new chapter in the history of Lisbon was written with the social revolution of the 1383–1385 Crisis. This was a time of civil war in Portugal when no crowned king reigned. It began when King Ferdinand I of Portugal died without male heirs, and his kingdom ostensibly passed to the King of Castile, John I of Castile. [134]