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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.
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.
Afonso III moved his capital from Coimbra to Lisbon in 1260, six years after he had called the first Cortes (parliament) in Leiria.
Two years later, the Portuguese sent their fleet, led by Afonso de Albuquerque, to seize Melaka.
The dauntless Afonso Henriques conquered it for the Christians in 1147, a major victory in the reconquest of Portugal.