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O Castelo Medieval de Leiria

The Medieval Castle of Leiria

Learn more about Castelo de Leiria, a medieval castle with an interesting history to discover at its yearly fair.

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  • 00:00:03O Castelo de Leiria é um castelo medieval que foi alvo de várias mudanças arquitetónicas
  • 00:00:11ao longo dos anos, tendo características românicas e góticas.
  • 00:00:18Construído pelos portugueses em mil cento e trinta e cinco, por ordem de D. Afonso Henriques,
  • 00:00:26chegou a ser conquistado duas vezes pelos muçulmanos,
  • 00:00:32voltando, definitivamente, para o povo português em mil cento e quarenta e dois.
  • 00:00:40A Torre de Menagem foi mandada construir por D. Sancho I.
  • 00:00:46Durante o reinado de D. Dinis,
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Comments

  • Is the correct way to talk about a Portuguese king then to say Dom Sancho I etc, rather than rei Sancho I?
    Obrigado
    Peter

  • Hi,
    Two questions: (1) You have interpreted “chegou a ser conquistado” as “it was conquered”. Would it be correct to simply say: ” foi conquistado”?
    (2) You have “este mandou” as ‘he ordered”. I would have expected “ele mandou”.

    Thanks
    Declan
    🙂

    • Olá, Declan!
      1) Yes, you could say “foi conquistado”. “Chegou a ser conquistado” is just more emphatic, as if you were saying something like “the Moors even managed to conquer it twice”.
      2) Either way is absolutely fine; “este mandou” is a more literary choice 🙂

  • Felizmente, tive a oportunidade de assistir ao castelo antes as obras. Gostei muito! E não é muito turística, pude explorar o castelo à vontade.

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