A-dos-Ruivos is a village located in near
Carvalhal, at
Bombarral
Bombarral () is a portuguese municipality in the Oeste region, historical province of Estremadura, and the Leiria district. The population in 2011 was 13,193, in an area of . It includes four civil parishes () that provide local services.
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Portugal
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. It has a population of 196 inhabitants.
This Portuguese village was portrayed by the writer
Júlio César Machado in his book "Serões na Aldeia". He owned a house there. The village has a
bust of the writer on display in front of the village's church.
The
Távora family took refuge there, in the 18th century, when they were being persecuted by the
Marquess of Pombal
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.
Populated places in Leiria District
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