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A half-decade later, the Christian Reconquest captured Silves for good.
By the mid-ninth century, al-Gharb had become a Moorish kingdom, with a capital at Chelb, or Silves, (see page 107).
At the very eastern end of the resort, guarding the River Arade, is the historic Fortaleza de Santa Catarina de Ribamar (St. Catherine’s Fortress), built in 1621 to defend Silves and Portimão against the Moors.
They sailed upon the river port of Silves and, ignoring conditional offers of surrender, slew all the inhabitants (at no small loss to themselves) and pillaged the great treasures of the city.
Two years later Muslim forces rallied again, retaking Silves, and the Reconquista stumbled on for another half century.