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Encyclopedia Britannica



CHAVES

This article appears in Volume V06, Page 20 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CHA-CHR
CHAVES , a town of northern Portugal, in the
district
  of Villa Real, formerly included in the province of Traz os Montes; 8 m. S. of the Spanish frontier, on the right bank of the river Tamega. Pop. (1900) 6388. Chaves is the ancient
Aquae
  Flaviae, famous for its hot saline springs, which are still in use. A fine Roman
bridge
  of 18
arches
  spans the Tamega. In the 16th century Chaves contained 20,000 inhabitants; it was
long
  one of the
principal
  frontier fortresses, and in fact derives its present name from the position which makes it the " keys," or chaves, of the north. One of its churches contains the tomb of
Alphonso
  I. of Portugal (1139-1185). In 183o the town gave the title of marquess to Pinto da Fonseca, a
leader
  of the Miguelite party. .


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