Tomar

Tomar, also known in English as Thomar, is a city of some 20,000 and also a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 351.0 km? and a total population of 43,054 inhabitants.

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It was founded as head-quarters of the Templar knights in Portugal in the 12th century and contains some of the most significant Templar monuments in Europe. Tomar was especially important in the 15th century when it was a centre of Portuguese overseas expansion under the then Great-Master of the Order of Templars Henry the Navigator.

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Portugal: The Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: Rep?blica Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic O...

Templar: :see also Knights Templar...

12th century: As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages....

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