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Siege of Silves (1191) April 1191, Almohads led by Yaʿqūb al-Manṣūr led a new expedition which besieged and captured Alcácer do Sal (Qaşr Abi Danis) and Torres Novas, then moved on to Silves which was at last taken three months later. After this victory, and the conclusion of a truce with the Christian kings.
Walls of Torres Novas Walls of Tomar. Yaʿqūb al-Manṣūr spent most of 1188–1189 preparing an expedition against Portugal. In September 1189, Silves was captured by King Sancho I of Portugal with help from some crusaders on their way to join the siege of Acre. In April 1190, al-Manṣūr finally launched his invasion.
Torres Novas. / 39.467°N 8.533°W / 39.467; -8.533. Torres Novas ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈtoʁɨʒ ˈnɔvɐʃ] ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Santarém, in the Médio Tejo of the Oeste e Vale do Tejo region. The population of the municipality was approximately 36,717 (from the 2011 census), in an area that ...
Public 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Torres Novas, in the locality of Caveira. The Roman ruins of Villa Cardillio ( Portuguese: Ruinas romanas de Vila Cardílio) is an archaeological site located in central Portugal. Situated in the rural civil parish of Santa Maria, it is located approximately 3 km from the centre of the municipal seat of ...
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While Silves was under siege, Torres Novas was attacked and taken. [68] Its defenders were granted freedom. The Caliph then personally besieged Tomar, a powerful Templar castle defended by Gualdim Pais, preceptor of the Templars in Portugal. The Caliphs objective however was the important city and stronghold of Santarém. [70] Citadel of Tomar.
Castle of Torres Novas. Coordinates: 39°28′48″N 8°32′26″W. Torres Novas Castle. The Castle of Torres Novas ( Portuguese: Castelo de Torres Novas) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca, municipality of Torres Novas, Portuguese district of Santarém. [citation needed] It is ...
Arms of the Lencastres, Dukes of Aveiro. The Dukes of Torres Novas (in Portuguese & Spanish Duque de Torres Novas) was an aristocratic Portuguese title granted by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, by a royal decree of September 26, 1619, to George of Lencastre, 1st Duke of Torres Novas, who died before his parents, Juliana and Álvaro of Lencastre of Lencastre, 3rd ...