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From 1576 to 1755, Lagos was a high-profile capital of the Algarve, until the old Portuguese town was destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami of 1755. Although some walls from the 16th century still remain, as well as the governor's castle , many of the buildings are from the 17th century.
Lagos was reconquered in 1191 by the Emir of Seville, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur. [15] King D. Sancho II liberated Aljustrel in 1234, Mértola in 1238, and Alvor in 1240, while his successor D. Afonso III reconquered the rest of the Algarve region in 1249, [24] in a campaign led by Paio Peres Correia. [36] The town of Lagos was taken between ...
Bensafrim e Barão de São João is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Bensafrim and Barão de São João. [ 1 ] The population in 2011 was 2,425, [ 2 ] in an area of 130.20 km 2 .
A town (Portuguese: Vila) in Portugal, does not necessarily correspond to a municipality. There are 533 towns in Portugal. Some towns are the seat of municipality; others belong to a municipality. Alphabetically, the towns are as follows: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Odiáxere (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔðiˈaʃɨɾɨ]) is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, [ 1 ] up from 2,984 in 2011, [ 2 ] in an area of 31.85 km 2 .
The town was founded in the late 15th century during the Age of Discovery. For 400 years, until the advent of steamships, it served as a port of call for ships heading to equatorial Africa and the East and West Indies, and back to Europe. The town's defence systems include the forts of São Sebastiã and São João Baptista.
The Fort of Ponta da Bandeira (Forte da Ponta da Bandeira), also known as Pau da Bandeira Fort (Flag's Mast Fort); Fort of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (Our Lady of the Penha de França Fort); the Fort of Registo (Registry fort); or the Fort of Lagos is situated in the city of Lagos, in the Faro District of Portugal.
From 1361 onwards, the town of Lagos was separated from the jurisdiction of Silves, reaching administrative independence. In the context of the Portuguese discoveries, Lagos played an important role. Nearby Sagres was one of the support bases for the conquest of North Africa and the operations of Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), in the first ...