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The conquest of A Limia by Afonso Henriques

Xinzo de Limia, Limia, Ourense

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The conquest of A Limia by Afonso Henriques

Historical milestone · Xinzo de Limia, Limia, Ourense

Image of Xinzo de Limia, not of the place itself.

In 1130 the future first king of Portugal took control of A Limia and raised the castle of Celme to secure it. The comarca was thus left at the centre of the struggle between Galicia and the emerging Portuguese kingdom.

1130

Photo: amaianos from Galicia (CC BY 2.0)

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