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On the night of 14 March, King Afonso and his army arrived at Santarém and hid ladders in the fields. Before dawn the next morning, 25 knights scaled the walls, killed the
Moorish sentries and forced their way to the gate, allowing the main Portuguese army to enter the city. Awakened by the screams
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intending to capture the
Moorish city of Santarém, a goal that he had previously failed to achieve. The conquest of Santarém was of vital importance to Afonso's strategy; its possession would mean the end of the frequent Moorish attacks on
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The plan now was to attack the city during the night under cover of darkness, in order to catch the
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The
Conquest of Santarém and Goswin's Song of the Conquest of Alcácer do Sal: Editions and Translations of De expugnatione Scalabis and Gosuini de expugnatione Salaciae carmen
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of their sentries, the Moors ran from all sides to face the
Portuguese attackers in the streets, offering very strong resistance, but ended up being defeated and slaughtered.
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By morning the conquest was already complete and Santarém became part of the recently formed
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to Santarém disguised as a businessman, in order to secretly study the city for the conquest.
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One of the attacking knights was Mem Moniz de
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A Formação do Território-Da Lusitânia ao
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On 10 March 1147, King Afonso I of
Portugal departed from
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turned his attention to the important Moorish city of
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had ended, for which three days' notice was required.
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in October with the help of a crusader fleet of the
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1551:(in Portuguese). Vol. XIX. p. 62.
1629:. Crusade Texts in Translation. Routledge.
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1569:Ângelo Ribeiro, p. 70
1521:Ângelo Ribeiro, p. 69
1367:with 250 of his best
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143:Casualties and losses
47:Alfredo Roque Gameiro
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1411:Martim Machado Pires
1345:Afonso I of Portugal
1337:conquest of Santarém
1230:2nd Granada campaign
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602:1st Balearic Islands
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43:Conquest of Santarém
22:Conquest of Santarém
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1103:Shepherds' Crusade
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787:1st Alcácer do Sal
276:2nd Roncevaux Pass
214:1st Roncevaux Pass
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1184:15th century
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976:4th Valencia
898:13th century
852:4th Santarém
812:3rd Santarém
752:2nd Santarém
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672:3rd Valencia
642:2nd Zaragoza
622:1st Santarém
557:2nd Valencia
551:12th century
515:1st Valencia
480:1st Zaragoza
399:11th century
383:Torrevicente
327:10th century
224:Orbieu River
219:Burbia River
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93:Belligerents
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1579:Wilson 2021
1385:Mem Ramires
1324:2nd Tangier
1309:1st Tangier
1168:2nd Montiel
1088:3rd Almería
1006:3rd Seville
934:2nd Majorca
837:2nd Seville
802:2nd Badajoz
782:2nd Almería
772:2nd Tortosa
742:1st Almería
727:1st Montiel
682:1st Badajoz
657:1st Granada
410:Calatañazor
338:1st Majorca
291:Guadalacete
266:1st Tortosa
255:9th century
203:8th century
191:Reconquista
135:250 knights
29:Reconquista
1642:Categories
1588:References
1190:Collejares
1178:2nd Murcia
1143:Guadalmesí
1133:Río Salado
1031:1st Murcia
991:2nd Xàtiva
986:1st Xàtiva
882:2nd Silves
867:2nd Silves
862:1st Silves
777:2nd Lleida
762:5th Lisbon
722:4th Lisbon
652:1st Lleida
612:Candespina
607:6th Toledo
592:Formentera
582:3rd Lisbon
562:Mollerussa
545:5th Toledo
540:4th Toledo
520:2nd Lisbon
505:3rd Toledo
475:2nd Toledo
363:1st Toledo
306:Polvoraria
249:1st Lisbon
239:Río Quirós
234:Las Babias
1439:Holy Land
1417:Aftermath
1304:4nd Ceuta
1294:3nd Ceuta
1287:2nd Ceuta
1282:1st Ceuta
1195:Antequera
1046:Andalusia
1026:3rd Jerez
1016:2nd Jerez
951:1st Jerez
924:Peníscola
892:Talamanca
847:2nd Évora
832:Calatrava
822:Tarragona
807:Juromenha
797:1st Évora
747:Al-Ludjdj
717:2nd Coria
697:1st Coria
632:Martorell
617:Vatalandi
535:Consuegra
455:Golpejera
440:Barbastro
378:Estercuel
209:Covadonga
151:Very high
1557:40553228
1454:See also
1353:Santarém
1351:city of
1138:Estepona
1066:Iznalloz
1001:3rd Jaén
961:Burriana
946:2nd Jaén
919:1st Jaén
904:Al-Dāmūs
842:Abrantes
737:Albacete
712:Trancoso
587:Talavera
567:Balaguer
485:Sagrajas
450:Llantada
373:Simancas
368:Alhandic
301:Morcuera
271:Pancorbo
130:Strength
74:Portugal
70:Santarém
65:Location
1614:(2004)
1431:conquer
1369:knights
1365:Coimbra
1359:Prelude
1319:Melilla
1299:Tétouan
1158:Linuesa
1128:Getares
981:Algarve
971:El Puig
966:Córdoba
939:Portopí
887:Alarcos
792:Palmela
767:Sacavém
757:Sacavém
702:Ourique
662:Corbins
647:Cutanda
637:Coimbra
525:Alcoraz
470:Morella
445:Paterna
435:Coimbra
405:Cervera
286:Albelda
281:Clavijo
148:Unknown
138:Unknown
1618:
1604:
1555:
1427:Lisbon
1378:Lisbon
1374:Leiria
1314:Asilah
1277:Strait
1240:Málaga
1235:Lucena
1163:Guadix
1061:Moclín
1041:Martos
827:Cuenca
692:Leiria
667:Alcalá
530:Bairén
490:Tudela
420:Albesa
244:Oviedo
81:Result
1481:Notes
1392:truce
1036:Écija
872:Tomar
857:Alvor
732:Soure
707:Oreja
687:Fraga
677:Aceca
597:Ibiza
572:Uclés
500:Aledo
495:Tévar
460:Cabra
430:Graus
388:Rueda
229:Lutos
1616:ISBN
1602:ISBN
1553:OCLC
1335:The
1272:Salé
1108:Teba
1011:Faro
996:Biar
956:Ares
415:Torà
57:Date
41:The
45:by
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1488:^
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72:,
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173:t
166:v
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