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 kmē 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.
Related Topics:
Templar - 12th century - Europe - 15th century - Henry the Navigator
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