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Évora (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 34 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.5667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 007 54 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -7.9000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was base of Roman commander Quintus Sertorius 80-72 BCE; held by Moors, then Christians (1166); under control of Spanish 1663-1665; trade center for corn, apples, hay, and pigs; noted for Roman Temple of Diana and 16th-century São Francisco church. |
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| Évora (preferred,C,V)
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| Ébora (C,V)
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| Ebora (H,V)
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............ | original |
| Jabura (H,V)
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............ | Moorish |
| Liberalitas Julia (H,V)
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............ | named because Julius Caesar granted municipal privileges to place |
| Municipium Ebora Liberalitas Iulia (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Évora (national district) (P) |
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Évora (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a Roman base |
| city (C) |
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| district capital (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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Instituto Universitário de Évora founded 1973 |
| trade center (C) |
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| archiepiscopal see (C) |
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since 16th cen. |
| episcopal see (H) |
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founded 5th cen. |
| regional capital (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Municipium Ebora Liberalitas Iulia.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 3 March 2020 |
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