- Batalha
Batalha (pron. IPA2|bɐ'taʎɐ) is a Portuguese town located in the District of Leiria, Pinhal Litoral subregion, Centro region, with 7,500 inhabitants.
It is the seat of the municipality of the same name with 103.56 km² of area and 15,002 inhabitants (2001), subdivided into 4 parishes (
freguesia s). The municipality is limited to the North and West by the municipality ofLeiria , to the East byVila Nova de Ourém , to the Southeast byAlcanena and to the Southwest byPorto de Mós .The town was founded by King
D. João I of Portugal , jointly with the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha, to pay homage to the Portuguese victory at theBattle of Aljubarrota (August 14 1385 ) that put an end to the1383-1385 crisis .The Portuguese professor and sociologist
Moisés Espírito Santo was born there.Parishes
Batalha's parishes are:
*Batalha
*Golpilheira
*Reguengo do Fetal
*São MamedeExternal links
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72157594218940865/ Photos from Batalha]
* [http://www.paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/Portugal/Batalha/Batalha.htm Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace Batalha Pages (photos)]
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