Alias:
Hordem de Samtiago
- Religious Military Order established by Alfonso VIII of León and Castile in Uclés and approved by Pope Alexander III in 1174. Because of the location of original headquarters, it was often known as the Order of Uclés.
- The Order of Santiago was a decisive factor in the wars against the Moors during the period of the Reconquest. When that role became less relevant they became involved in Castilian internal strife for power, becoming a lynchpin of the power of Castilian monarchs.
- The Order of Santiago was active in Portugal also from its origins and had a major role in the process of the Reconquest, fighting against the Moors and settling newly acquired lands, especially between the reigns of King Afonso Henriques and Sancho II of Portugal.
- In Portugal, the headquarters or the order were initially in the castle of Palmela, but they were later transferred to the castle of Alcácer-do-Sal.
- See: Mestres de Santiago, for a list of masters of the order mentioned in Fernão Lopes's chronicles.
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