Santarém () is a city and municipality located in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 58 671,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref>excluding the parish Pombalinho, that changed from the municipality of Santarém to Golegã in 2013 in an area of 552.54 km². The population of the city proper was 29,929 in 2012. The mayor is Ricardo Gonçalves ( PSD). The municipal holiday is March 19, the day of Saint Joseph (''São José''). The city is on

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variant of the Way of Saint James.

History

Since prehistory, the region of Santarém has been inhabited, first by the Lusitani people and then by the

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, Romans,

Visigoths The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is k ...

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and later Portuguese Christians. Of the various legends related to the foundation of Santarém, the most famous tells of the Visigoth Saint Iria (or Irene), who was martyred in Tomar (''Nabantia'') and whose uncorrupted body reached Santarém. In her honour, the name of the town (then known by its Latin name '' Scalabis'') would later be changed to ''Sancta Irene'', from which ''Santarém'' would eventually be derived. The foundation of the city is attributed to the Romans, who occupied the region in the 2nd century BC and named the city '' Scalabis''. During the Roman period Scalabis was an important commercial post in the mid-Tagus region and was the administrative capital of one of the regions (''Conventus Scalabitanus'') of

Lusitania Lusitania (; ) was an ancient Iberian Roman province located where modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and a portion of western Spain (the present Extremadura and the province of Salamanca) lie. It was named after the Lusitani or Lu ...

. Julius Caesar ordered the creation of a military camp in Santarém in 61 BC. The city takes at this time the designation of ''Scallabis Praesidium Iulium''. The 3rd century crisis and the decline of the Western Roman Empire affected the'' civitas'' and in the 5th century the town was conquered by Germanic tribes (

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and

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). In 460, the Visigoths, led by Sunerico, conquered the city and expelled the Alans. It was probably in the late period of Visigoth domination when the city took a new name after the local martyr Santa Irene, whose remains were credited to have been found near the Tagus. In any case, when the city was taken in the 8th century by the

, they named it ''Shantarin'', as a proof that the old Roman name had already been forgotten. Under the rule of the Moors the city became an important cultural centre. Important Moor personalities born in Santarém include the poet and historian Ibn Bassam (died 1147) and the poet Ibn Sara (1043–1123). The period of Moorish domination was finished in 1147 by the first

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Afonso Henriques Afonso I of PortugalOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' ( Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on the Spanish or French in ...

, who conquered the city on March 15. According to period chronicles, the King and a small army managed to take the city after some men climbed the walls during the night and opened the gates. The story of the conquest of Santarém is told in a heroic tone in the medieval chronicle ''

De expugnatione Scalabis ''De expugnatione Scalabis'' is an anonymous Latin account of the Portuguese conquest of Santarém on 15 March 1147. It is the earliest and most detailed source for that event and is informed by eyewitness accounts. The title ''De expugnatione ...

'', which celebrates and justifies the power of the first Portuguese King. From a military point of view, the conquest of Santarém and, in that same year, of

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were crucial steps in the

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of Portugal. The most notable Almohad ruler,

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(patron of Averroes and

Ibn Tufail Ibn Ṭufail (full Arabic name: ; Latinized form: ''Abubacer Aben Tofail''; Anglicized form: ''Abubekar'' or ''Abu Jaafar Ebn Tophail''; c. 1105 – 1185) was an Arab Andalusian Muslim polymath: a writer, Islamic philosopher, Islamic the ...

), died in Santarém while trying to recapture it during the siege of 1184. After the reconquest of Santarém, the city was frequently visited by the successive monarchs and many feudal parliaments (''

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'') were held in Santarém. King Fernando I, in particular, was very fond of the city and chose to be buried in the Convent of Saint Francis (''Convento de São Francisco''). His tomb is now in the Carmo Museum in Lisbon. The city was one of the most important in medieval Portugal, as attested by its large number of monasteries and its royal palace (no longer in existence but was located where the cathedral currently stands). There are still enough examples of

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buildings in the city for it to be known as the "Capital of the Portuguese Gothic". In the 15th century, during the period of

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, expeditions like the

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(1415) were planned in the royal palace of Santarém. Many important personalities related to this historical time are buried in the churches of Santarém. ''Pedro de Meneses'', first governor of Ceuta (1415–1437) after the Portuguese conquest, is buried in a magnificent Gothic tomb in the Church of the Grace (''Igreja da Graça''). In the same church is also buried

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, the navigator that discovered

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in 1500. The city was hit by earthquakes twice: one in 1531 and the other in 1755, which damaged the city and many historical monuments were lost. During the Napoleonic invasions in the early 19th century the city was invaded and pillaged. In the second half of the 19th century many improvements reached Santarém, like running water, gas light, the building of a bridge over the

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and the railway in 1861. In the 20th century, the infrastructure of the city (education, housing, commerce) continued to improve and the economy of the city remained mainly dedicated to the production of agricultural goods.

Geography

Physical geography

The city of Santarém stands is situated on a plateau, located on the right bank of the

Tagus River The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to ...

northeast from Lisbon. This city, the urbanized portion, includes the former-parishes of Marvila, São Nicolau, São Salvador and Várzea, united in the green paper on administrative reform.

Climate

Santarém has a

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( Köppen: ''Csa'') with mild, humid, rainy winters with temperatures averaging during the day and at night and hot, dry summers with temperatures ranging between during the day and at night. The global annual temperature averages during the day and at night. On August 4, 2018, the temperature reached an all-time recorded high of .

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 18 civil parishes (''

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''): * Abitureiras * Abrã * Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém * Alcanede * Alcanhões * Almoster * Amiais de Baixo * Arneiro das Milhariças * Azoia de Cima e Tremês * Casével e Vaqueiros * Gançaria * Moçarria * Pernes * Póvoa da Isenta * Romeira e Várzea * Santarém (Marvila), Santa Iria da Ribeira de Santarém, Santarém (São Salvador) e Santarém (São Nicolau) * São Vicente do Paul e Vale de Figueira * Vale de Santarém

Twin towns - sister cities

Santarém is twinned with: *

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, Spain * Brava, Cape Verde *

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, Portugal * Fulacunda, Guinea-Bissau *

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, Portugal *

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, Angola *

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, Morocco * Santarém, Brazil * São Vicente, Brazil *

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Architecture

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Santarém city centre has several monuments, including the largest and most varied ensemble of gothic churches in Portugal. These include fine examples of transitional Romanesque–

, mendicant (plain style derived from the mendicant orders) and late (flamboyant) Gothic. In addition, the city has nice examples of Manueline,

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, Mannerist and

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architecture. *Old Castle of Santarém (''Porta do Sol''): Located on a high slope over the

river and the surrounding landscape, the site of the old castle of Santarém is now a park. Part of the walls and towers of the castle are still preserved. *Church of Saint John of Alporão (''Igreja de São João de Alporão''): Built between the 12th and the 13th centuries by the Knights Hospitallers, this church is an example of transitional architecture, with a Romanesque main portal and an early Gothic main chapel and

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. The arches of the

ambulatory The ambulatory ( la, ambulatorium, ‘walking place’) is the covered passage around a cloister or the processional way around the east end of a cathedral or large church and behind the high altar. The first ambulatory was in France in the 11th ...

of the main chapel show Moorish (

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) influences. The church now houses a small Archaeological Museum. Its most important piece is the flamboyant Gothic tomb of ''Duarte de Meneses'' who disappeared in a battle in North Africa in 1465. His tomb is empty. *Cabaças Tower (''Torre das Cabaças''): Ancient defensive tower of the mediaeval wall of the city. Houses the Time Museum with an exhibition about the measurement of time through the ages. *Fountain of the Fig Trees (''Fonte das Figueiras''): Rare example of a 14th-century fountain in Portugal, decorated with

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s and coats-of-arms of Portugal and King Dinis I. *Convent of Saint Claire (''Convento de Santa Clara''): 13th-century convent. Good example of Portuguese mendicant Gothic style. It also included a now lost altarpiece by the Mannerist artist Diogo de Contreiras. *Convent of Saint Francis (''Convento de São Francisco''): Another 13th-century convent in medicant style. Has a nice Gothic cloister. King Ferdinand I was buried here. *Church of Saint Stephen – Sanctuary of the Most Holy Miracle (''Igreja de Santo Estevão – Santuário do Santíssimo Milagre''): Home to the 13th-century Eucharistic Miracle of Santarém, a popular destination among Catholics worldwide. *Church of the Grace (''Igreja da Graça''): Built between the 14th and 15th centuries in a mix of mendicant and flamboyant Gothic styles. Has a main portal and rose window (believed to be unique in the world, carved out of a single stone) that shows the influence of the Monastery of Batalha. The first governor of

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'' Pedro de Meneses'' (died 1437) and his wife are buried here in a magnificent Gothic tomb with their recumbent figures holding each other's hands.

, discoverer of

, and his wife are buried under a simple slab near the main chapel. The church was extensively renovated in the 1950s, eliminating all traces of development of the church later than 1500, so the current condition of the church provides a unique insight into a late 15th century church. *Church of Marvila (''Igreja de Marvila''): This 16th-century church has a nice portal and main chapel in Manueline style. The

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and

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are in early

style. The interior walls are covered with 17th-century-multicoloured

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s with geometric patterns. It has one of the most outstanding tile-based interior decorations in Portugal. *Cathedral of Santarém (''Sé-Catedral''): Built in the 17th century in mannerist style as the

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church of the city, it became the

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church after the Jesuits were expelled from Portugal in the mid-18th century. The interior decoration is very rich, with

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s from various periods and styles ( Mannerist and

) and a ceiling with an illusionist painting. Since the 1970s it is the Cathedral of Santarém. The site of the church and seminary was previously occupied by the medieval royal palace of Santarém.

Notable citizens

Praça Luis Camoes, Chiado (9304558925) (cropped, Castanheda)

Early times

* John of Biclaro (ca.540 - after 621) a

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chronicler. *

Ibn Bassām Ibn Bassām or Ibn Bassām al-Shantarinī (; 1058-1147) was an Arab poet and historian from al-Andalus. He was born in Santarém (sometimes spelled Shantarin or Xantarin) and hailed from the Banu Taghlib tribe. He died in 1147. Ibn Bassam descr ...

(1058-1147) an Arab poet and historian from

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* Blanche of Portugal (1259-1321) an infanta, the firstborn child of King

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* Moses Navarro (?-1370 in Lisbon) was

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in the court of

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for 30 years, influenced legislation and royal actions in favor of the Jewish community in Portugal. * John, Constable of Portugal (1400–1442) an infante, the son of King

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* Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402-1443) the sixth and youngest son of King

(1467/1468 – c. 1520 in Santarém) was a noble, military commander,

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and explorer regarded as the discoverer of

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and claimed it for Portugal. *

Fernão Lopes de Castanheda Fernão Lopes de Castanheda (Santarém, c. 1500 – 1559 in Coimbra) was a Portuguese historian in the early Renaissance. His "History of the discovery and conquest of India", full of geographic and ethnographic objective information, was wid ...

(c. 1500–1559) was a

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in the early

. His ''History of the discovery and conquest of India'', full of geographic and ethnographic objective information, was widely translated throughout Europe. * Gaspar do Casal (1510-1584) Bishop of the

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. *

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on the

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colonists; founded the city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro near the

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. *

Aires de Saldanha Aires de Saldanha (Santarém, Portugal, 10 May 1542 - Terceira, 19 August 1605) was a Portuguese military. He was the son of António de Saldanha, military and navigator who discovered the bay of Saldanha. He went to Portuguese India in 1558, wi ...

(1542–1605) a nobleman,

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and Governor of Tangiers * Luís de Sousa (1555–1632) a monk and prose-writer, a member of the noble family of Sousa Coutinho.

More modern times

* Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo (1795–1876) a general officer and the

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1836/7 * Alice Pestana (1860–1929) a prolific Portuguese writer and pacifist. *

Henrique Campos Henrique Campos (9 February 1909 – 18 December 1983) was a Portuguese film director. Selected filmography *''Um Homem do Ribatejo'' (1946) * ''The Holy Queen ''The Holy Crown'' (Spanish: ''Reina santa'') is a 1947 Spanish-Portuguese histori ...

(1909–1983) a Portuguese film director. * Ruy Duarte de Carvalho (1941–2010) a poet, writer, anthropologist and filmmaker * Salgueiro Maia (1944 – 1992 in Santarém), a captain in the Portuguese Army, key figure in the

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of 1974, was stationed at the army base in Santarém. * Mário Viegas, (Wiki PT) (1948–1996) actor, theater director and poetry reciter. * Rui Silva (born 1977) middle-distance athlete, gold medallist in 1500m at the 2001 World Indoor Championships. * Ana Moura (born 1979), singer and notable modern exponent of the Fado genre, brought up in Coruche. *

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(born 1980) a race walker, competed at the

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* Vera Santos (born 1981) a Portuguese race walker. *

Filipa Areosa Filipa Areosa (born 1990) is a Portuguese film and television actress, best known for her appearances in TV series, including '' O Mundo ao Contrario (2013)'', Morangos com Açucar (2012), Os Filhos do Rock, Aqui Tão Longe(2016), '' Mar Sal ...

(born 1992) a Portuguese film and TV actress. Filipa Areosa, IMDb Database
retrieved 13 July 2021.

References

External links

Municipality official websiteSantarém DigitalPhotos from SantarémSantarém District WebsiteEstação Zootécnica Nacional
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