Batalha (Portuguese for
battle
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Batalha, Portugal
Batalha (), officially Batalha Town (), is a town and a municipality in historical Beira Litoral province, and Leiria district in the Centro of Portugal. The town's name means "battle". The municipality population in 2011 was 15,805, in an area o ...
, a municipality
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Batalha Monastery
The Monastery of Batalha () is a Dominican convent in the municipality of Batalha, historical Beira Litoral province, in the Centro of Portugal. Originally, and officially, known as the ''Monastery of Saint Mary of the Victory'' (), it was erec ...
(officially Mosteiro Santa Maria da Vitória), monastery in Batalha, Portugal
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Batalha Square
Batalha Square () is a historical public square located in the city of Porto, in Portugal.
Origin of the name
According to tradition, the name ''batalha'' (battle) comes from a 10th-century battle fought between the Moorish forces of Al-Mansur I ...
, a historical public square in the city of Porto
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Batalha, Alagoas
Batalha is a municipality located in the western half of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 18,338 (2020) and its area is 321 km².IBGE
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, municipality in Alagoas, Brazil (15,000 inhabitants)
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Batalha, Piauí
Batalha is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.
The municipality contains part of the Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.
See also
*List of municipalities in Piauí
This is a l ...
, municipality in Piauí, Brazil
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Batalha River
The Batalha River is a 167 km long''O RIO BATALHA''www.vivendobauru.com.br river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a left hand tributary of Tietê River.
See also
*List of rivers of São Paulo
List of rivers in São Paulo ( ...
, river in São Paulo
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José Lodi Batalha
José Lodi Batalha (born 28 April 1896, date of death unknown), known as just Batalha, was a Brazilian footballer. He played in two matches for the Brazil national football team in 1925. He was also part of Brazil's squad for the 1925 South Ame ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Martha Batalha
Martha Batalha is a Brazilian writer and journalist.
Biography
Born in Recife, Batalha was raised in Rio de Janeiro She studied Journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, has a master's degree in Brazilian Literature fro ...
, Brazilian journalist
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Rui Batalha
Rui Pedro Reis Batalha (born 29 June 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1º Dezembro as a forward.
Football career
On 21 January 2015, Batalha made his professional debut with Gil Vicente in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga
The 2014–15 ...
, Portuguese footballer
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Natalie Batalha
Natalie M. Batalha (born May 14, 1966) is professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz. Previously she was a research astronomer in the Space Sciences Division of NASA Ames Research Center and held the position of Science Team Lead (2 ...
, US astronomer
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