Battle of Valdevez

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The Battle of Valdevez was a 12th-century confrontation between the Kingdom of León and the emerging Kingdom of Portugal that helped solidify Portuguese autonomy and contributed to its eventual recognition as an independent kingdom.

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Battle of Valdevez canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Recontro de Valdevez ⓘ
associatedWith Portuguese–Leonese border disputes ⓘ
belligerent County of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of León ⓘ
emerging Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
combatantsCharacteristic limited-scale knightly encounters ⓘ
commander Afonso I of Portugal ⓘ
Alfonso VII of León and Castile ⓘ
conflictType tournament-like skirmish ⓘ
consequence consolidation of Portuguese autonomy ⓘ
step toward recognition of Portugal as an independent kingdom ⓘ
countryAtTime County of Portugal ⓘ
Kingdom of León ⓘ
date 1140 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Zamora ⓘ
historicalRegion Minho ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in the emergence of the Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Portugal ⓘ
notableFeature often described as a judicial duel between kings ⓘ
partOf Portuguese–Leonese conflicts ⓘ
process of Portuguese independence ⓘ
place Valdevez ⓘ
precededBy Portuguese rebellion against León ⓘ
relatedTreaty Treaty of Zamora ⓘ
result Portuguese autonomy strengthened ⓘ
Portuguese strategic success ⓘ
truce between León and Portugal ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Kingdom of León → notableEvent → Battle of Valdevez ⓘ
Valdevez → knownFor → Battle of Valdevez ⓘ
Valdevez → significantEvent → Battle of Valdevez ⓘ