Elvas
Tourist Office, Praça da República, Elvas 7350-126 - Portugal
Phone: +351 268 622 236
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The city of Elvas, originally a Roman town, has suffered many conflicts since being liberated from the occupying Moors in 1229. During the War of Independence from Spain the battle of Linhas de Elvas in 1659 was notable. The Duke of Wellington used Elvas as his headquarters in his siege of the neighbouring Spanish town of Badajos. The origin of the castle is unknown, but it was rebuilt in 1226. Small fortifications built between 1810 and 1812 are: the Fortim de São Pedro, the Fortim de São Mamede, the Fortim da Piedade and the Fortim de São Francisco.
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