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The dauntless Afonso Henriques conquered it for the Christians in 1147, a major victory in the reconquest of Portugal.
After the victory, Count Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself the first king of Portugal, making it one of the first nation-states in Europe.
The church holds the tombs of Portugal’s first and second kings, Afonso Henriques and Sancho I, and the Claustro del Silencio (Cloister of Silence) is lined with pretty arches and colorful azulejos.
However, by 1249 Faro and the western Algarve were retaken under King Afonso III, completing the Reconquest.
Not until 1249 did King Afonso III (1248–1279) complete the Reconquest and secure borders for Portugal — 250 years before the Spanish could do the same.