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Name: Alfonso, I
Birth Date: c. 1109 A.D.
Death Date: December 6, 1185
Place of Birth: Guimarães, Portugal
Place of Death: Coimbra, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Gender: Male
Occupations: king

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Biography of Alfonso, I
663 words, approx. 2 pages
Alfonso I (ca. 1109-1185) was the first king of Portugal. An accomplished warrior, he won independence from Castile and enlarged his realm at the expense of the Moslems. Alfonso Henriques was born at Guimarães in the castle of his father, Henry...


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Afonso I
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(born 1109/11, Guimarães, Port.—died Dec. 6, 1185, Coimbra) First king of Portugal (1139–85). He defeated his mother to take the throne (1128), ruling first as a vassal of his cousin Alfonso VII of León but later securing...
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Afonso I of Portugal Information
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Afonso I (English Alphonzo or Alphonse), more commonly known as Afonso Henriques (pronunciation IPA /ɐˈfõsu ẽˈʁikɨʃ/), or also Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), (Viseu, 1109,...


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Albano Afonso
01/01/2005: 558 words, approx. 2 pages
SÃO PAULO ALBANO AFONSO CASA TRIANGULO Albano Afonso is one of the more interesting artists who emerged on the Brazilian scene in the early '90s. In place of the preoccupation with the new or the original that stamped previous generations, these...
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Portugal.
12/01/2003: 380 words, approx. 1 pages
Capital: Lisbon Head of State: President Jorge Sampaio (since March 1996) President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term Head of Government: Prime Minister Jose Manuel Barroso (since April 2002) Following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party...
 


 

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