Statue of King Afonso Henriques of Portugal in the Castlo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon.

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Afonso lived from 1109 to 1185 and was the first king of an independent Portugal. He was a key figure in the reconquest of Lisbon from the Moors, in 1147, and known with the epithet "the Conqueror".

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Castelo de Sao Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Photo credit: © Stuart Forster Europe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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