Nuno Álvares Pereira
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Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira, OCarm, known as Constable of Portugal, was a Portuguese general who played a decisive role in the 1383–1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile. He later
Álvares Pereira in armor
Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira atop the portal of Santo Condestável church, Lisbon
The Battle of Aljubarrota
Statue of Nuno Álvares Pereira on horseback in Batalha
Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira
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Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, Prior of Crato, was born to Gonçalo Pereira, 97th Archbishop of Braga and Teresa Peres Vilarinho. At a very young age, he entered the Order of St. John of the Hospitallers. A
Nuno Álvares Pereira
…Barcelos, Ourém and Arraiolos. Nuno Álvares Pereira was born on 24 June 1360 in Cernache do Bonjardim, central Portugal, the illegitimate son of Dom Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira, prior of Crato and Iria Gonçalves do Carvalhal. His grandfather was Dom Gonçalo Pereira, the archbishop of Braga from 1326 until 1349. He was descended…
Tomb of D. Álvaro Gonçalves Pereira