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Example sentences for: silves

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A half-decade later, the Christian Reconquest captured Silves for good.
Its riches were stolen long ago, the once-great river is a silted shadow of its former self, and Silves is now just a dusty backwater, but the glorious setting remains.
Next to the castle is the impressive Gothic Sé Velha (Old Cathedral) of Silves, built by the liberating Crusaders, some of whom are buried within, in the 13th century.
However, the loss of Arabic wealth and the silting up of the River Arade left Silves almost literally high and dry, and by the time the bishopric of the Algarve was transferred to Faro in 1577, the town’s population had dwindled to 140.
The Reconquest of Silves, not achieved for another 50 years, was a grisly affair.