In Alcobaca in central Portugal, the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, built a monastery, the Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, to commemorate the defeat of the Moors in 1147 AD. The city itself grew along the valleys of the rivers Alcoa and Baça.
In Alcobaca in central Portugal, the first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, built a monastery, the Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Alcobaça, to commemorate the defeat of the Moors in 1147 AD. The city itself grew along the valleys of the rivers Alcoa and Baça.