Monastery of Batalha

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Monastery of Batalha in Portugal or Santa Maria da Vitória na Batalha was created to honor Virgin Mary for the victory of the Portuguese over the Castillian crown.

After the death of Ferdinand I (1383), there was a succession war between Ferdinand’s daughter Beatrice, queen of Castile and Ferdinand’s half brother, John I. The battle of Aljubarrota was the decisive moment which marked the victory of John, the founding of the Aviz dynasty (1385-1580) and the beginning of military alliance between England and Portugal. This alliance is still active today (800 years old) and was used during the second world war.

The battle was also an important mark in the 100 years war. It was one of the many losses the French suffered. A trend that was changed later by Jeanne d’Arc.