General Nuno Alvares Pereira started in 1415 the construction in Lisbon of a
Carmelite Monastery ("Convento do Carmo"), where he entered as lay brother
in 1423, taking the name of Nuno de Santa Maria. He died in 1431, was
beatified in 1918, and his liturgical day is November 6. - It is no longer a
convent. It was in the adjoining military quarters of the "Guarda Nacional
Republicana" that Prime Minister Marcello Caetano took refuge when the
"carnation revolution" broke (and was triumphant) on April 25, 1974, and was
taken from here to
the airport on his way to his Brazilian exile via Funchal (Madeira). Now the
erstwhile convent, duly recuperated, has been taken charge of by the
Association of Architects.Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 4:54 PM Subject: [Goanet]Wikipedia news that might interest you... Today's featured article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page The Battle of Aljubarrota took place on August 14, 1385, between Portuguese forces commanded by King Jo�o I and his general Nuno Alvares Pereira, and the Castilian army of King Juan I. The place was Aljubarrota, between the towns of Leiria and Alcoba�a in central Portugal. The result was a decisive defeat for the Castilians and the end of the 1383-1385 Crisis, establishing Jo�o as King of Portugal. Independence was assured and a new dynasty, the House of Aviz, was established. Scattered border clashes with Castilian troops would persist until the death of Juan I in 1390, but these posed no real threat to the Portuguese monarchy. To celebrate his victory and acknowledge divine help, Jo�o I ordered the construction of the Monastery of Santa Maria of Batalha and the founding of the town of Batalha (the Portuguese word for "battle"). The king, his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, and several of his sons are buried in this monastery, which is an important part of Portuguese heritage.
