Templar Castle / Castelo dos Templários, Tomar
N 39° 36.186 W 008° 25.060
29S E 549994 N 4383868
Templar Castle / Castelo dos Templários, Tomar, Santarém, Portugal
Waymark Code: WMCY9D
Location: Santarém, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
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The castle of the Knights Templar of Tomar was built by Gualdim Pais, provincial Master of the Order of the Temple, around 1160. Later in that century, the castle was chosen as the headquarters of the order in Portugal. The castle of Tomar was part of the defence system created by the Templars to secure the border of the young Christian Kingdom against the Moors.
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