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Lisbon after the Reconquista

Type Object Region Portugal Time 1147

Lisbon was recovered in July–October 1147 by Portugal's Afonso I with the aid of Northern European crusaders passing through on the Second Crusade;…

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  1. 1100–1147Lisbon · LisbonUnder Muslim rule Lisbon controlled shipping and defenses of the Tagus estuary; the castle fortress (around today's São Jorge Castle) was a key objective of the Portuguese kingdom in the Iberian Reconquista.
  2. 1147Lisbon · LisbonAfonso I joined with the passing crusaders to besiege Lisbon; the Moorish garrison surrendered in October 1147 and the city passed into Portuguese rule, a key victory of the Iberian Reconquista and the Second Crusade on the peninsula.
  3. 1255Lisbon · LisbonAfonso III moved the kingdom's capital from Coimbra to Lisbon; the court, cathedral, and administrative bodies shifted south, and the city began to take on the role of a nationwide political center.
  4. 1255–1500Lisbon · LisbonAfter the Reconquista and the transfer of the capital, Lisbon's port trade, shipbuilding, and population kept growing, gradually developing into a commercial and navigational center facing the Atlantic and providing a base for Portuguese maritime expansion in the 15th–16th centuries.

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