Alias
- Also: Avrantes
- Castle in central Portugal in the basin of the Tagus river, conquered from the Moors by King Afonso Henriques.
- It became a bastion of defense against the Moors and later against Castilian invasion.
- The castle was entrusted to the military Order of Santiago. Later on, the Portuguese branch gained autonomy from the headquarters of the order based in Uclés, Castile.
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Images for Abrantes
![Image of the castle of Abrantes, rising at the top of the hill with the city spreading down the slope. [Photo by courtesy of João Paulo Gomes - Fotografia]](https://fernaolopes.fcsh.unl.pt/sites/default/files/FL_PICS-J_Paulo_Gomes-Abrantes-Castelo_na_Colina-_0000164.jpg "Abrantes Castle dominating the town below. [Photo by courtesy of João Paulo Gomes - Fotografia]")
![View of Abrantes castle, as stone structure with a rownw of arches appearing over the foliage covering the hill. [Photo by courtesy of João Paulo Gomes - Fotografia]](https://fernaolopes.fcsh.unl.pt/sites/default/files/FL_PICS-J_Paulo_Gomes-Abrantes-Castelo_arcadas-%20000_9153.jpg "Abrantes Castle. View of the wall with arches facing the town. [Photo by courtesy of João Paulo Gomes - Fotografia]")
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