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 Monumento aos Combatentes - Castelo Branco, Portugal Posted by:  tmob
N 39° 49.593 W 007° 29.370
29S E 629264 N 4409597
A Monument in honor of the Portuguese Combatants, in Castelo Branco.
Waymark Code: WMB284
Location: Castelo Branco, Portugal
Date Posted: 03/26/2011
Views: 8
«The monument has the names of diverse battles where the Portuguese blood was spilled, from the foundation of the nationality until the battle La Lys in the I World-wide War (1914-1918). For having been inaugurated in 1924 the monument does not include a reference to the Colonial War (1961-1974), conflict in which were involved the current generation of old combatants. A gap that will have to be filled soon with a plate next to the monument.
n 15th December 2007 the commemorations of the 84th Anniversary of the Nucleus of “Liga dos Combatentes” of the city occurred in Castelo Branco. This day took place the transference of the monument dedicated to the Combatants, from the cemetery to the “Quinta Nova”. Eighty three years after being placed in the cemetery of the city, (9 April 1924), this monument meets now in a public place very close to downtown.»
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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Ourique, Salado, Atoleiros, Aljubarrota, Valverde, Ceuta, Cercos de Diu, Montes Claros, Bussaco, Marracuene, Cumato and La Lys
In Honor Of: Portuguese Combatentes
Marker Text:
AOS COMBATENTES PORTUGUESES
Batalha pelo Engrandecimento
Who Put it Here?: Liga dos Combatentes
Description of Memorial:
The monument was place in the cemetery of the city in 1924. In 2007 was relocated, to and urban area of the city. Nowadays it's placed in a roundabout.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.
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