Montalegre
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Montalegre, officially the Town of Montalegre, is a municipality in northern Portugal, located in the district of Vila Real, along the border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 10,537, in an area
Panorama of Montalegre
Castle of Montalegre
The Alto Rabagão Dam and reservoir, central to four parishes of the municipality
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the west coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to ex
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Posthumous depiction of Cabrillo
Monument to Cabrillo in Montalegre, Portugal traditionally considered to be his hometown.
Spain's Royal Chronicler, Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, wrote that Cabrilho was a Portuguese navigator, c. 1615.
Cabrillo National Monument at Point Loma in San Diego, California. It was donated to the state of California in 1939 by the Portuguese government.