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Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
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1128 battle establishing Portugal's independence
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Afonso I of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185
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11/12th-century Countess and disputed Queen of Portugal
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Fernando Pérez de Traba
12th-century nobleman and count of the Kingdom of León
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