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Arcos de Valdevez Tournament

Arcos de Valdevez Tournament was a battle fought in 1140 in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Portuguese victory; Treaty of Zamora.

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Azulejos in the train station. Bobo Boom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1140
WherePortugal41.850N, 8.417W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePortuguese victory; Treaty of Zamora
Belligerents22px|border Kingdom of Portugalagainst22px Kingdom of León

Record

Date1140 (year precision)
PlacePortugal
41.850N, 8.417W
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Alfonso VII of León and Castile
Arcos de Valdevez TournamentArcos de Valdevez TournamentBattle of VilanovaSiege of TuiBattle of BragaBattle of CernejaReconquest of VigoBattle of VilanovaSiege of TuiBattle of BragaReconquest of VigoPortoSantiago de CompostelaAveiroBragançaViseuVila Real100 km41.850N, 8.417W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1140

Arcos de Valdevez Tournament is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872642, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Arcos de Valdevez tournament, revision 1370428928, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.