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and Moorish domination. In 868, the First County of Portugal was formed. A victory over the
Muslims at Battle of Ourique in 1139 is traditionally taken as the occasion when the County
of Portugal as a fief of the Kingdom of León was transformed into the independent Kingdom
of Portugal.
Henry, to whom the newly formed county was awarded by Alfonso VI for his role in
reconquering land from the Moors, based his
newly formed county in Bracara Augusta
(nowadays Braga), capital city of the ancient Roman province, and also previous capital of
several kingdoms over the first millennia.
On 24 June 1128, the Battle of São Mamede occurred near Guimarães. Afonso Henriques,
Count of Portugal, defeated his mother Countess Teresa and her lover Fernão Peres de Trava,
thereby establishing himself as sole leader
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