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Saturday, December 17, 2005

The Legend of Martim Moniz

Mr. Neto and D. Ferreira recall:


In one of the attempts to reclaim the city of Lisbon which was in the possession of the Moors, Martim Moniz, a soldier in D. Afonso Henriques' army, used his body to stop the fortress door from closing, giving passage to the rest of the army costing him his life.
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