Punhete

  1. Modern Constância. New name granted by Queen Maria II in 1833 in recognition of the town's loyalty.
  2. Place where King João I crosses the Tagus on his way to join the Constable Nuno Álvares Pereira in Évora and in vade Castile in retaliation for Castilian violation of a truce. [CDJI, ii, ch.159]
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