Batalha: Battlefield, Portugal

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Day 21
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 2:19 PM
⛅ 66 °F
Altitude: 266 ft
Portugal Museu da Comunidade Concelhia da Batalha 39.658296, -8.82412439°39’30” N 8°49’27” W
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Batalha: Battlefield
May 22, 2018 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Batalha: a battlefield from the Hundred Years War, in which the outnumbered Portuguese won over the Castilians (Spanish). The battle lasted less than an hour and thousands died!

A Gothic church was built in 1416 in gratitude for the victory. It is filled with light, but otherwise quite austere.Read more
Traveler A trebuchet, used to sling large rocks at forts and walled cities.
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