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Encyclopedia Britannica



ABRANTES

This article appears in Volume V01, Page 72 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: A10-ADA
ABRANTES , a town of central Portugal, in the
district
  of
Santarem
 , formerly included in the province of Estremadura; on the right bank of the river
Tagus
 , at the junction of the MadridBadajoz--
Lisbon
  railway with the GuardaAbrantes line. Pop. (1900) 7255. Abrantes, which occupies the
crest
  of a hill covered with olive woods, gardens and vines, is a fortified town, with a thriving
trade
  in fruit, olive oil and
grain
 . As it commands the
highway
  down the
Tagus
  valley to
Lisbon
 , it has usually been regarded as an important military position. Originally an Iberian
settlement
 , founded about 300 B.C., it received the name Aurantes from the Romans; perhaps owing to the alluvial gold (aurum) found along the Tagus. Roman mosaics, coins, the remains of an aqueduct, and other antiquities have been discovered in the neighbourhood. Abrantes was captured on the 24th of November 1807 by the French under General
Junot
 , who for this achievement was created duke of Abrantes. By the Convention of Cintra (22nd of August 18o8) the town was restored to the British and Portuguese.


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