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The Portuguese capture of the castle of Santa Cruz

A Guarda, Baixo Miño, Pontevedra

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The Portuguese capture of the castle of Santa Cruz

Historical milestone · A Guarda, Baixo Miño, Pontevedra

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In the middle of the Portuguese Restoration War the Portuguese troops stormed and occupied in 1665 the fortress of Santa Cruz, raised a few decades earlier to control the mouth of the Miño from the Galician shore.

1665

Photo: Gabriel González from Boliñas-Aguasantas-Cotobade, España (CC BY 2.0)

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