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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 20 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHAVES , a See also:

town of See also:northern See also:Portugal, in the See also:district of See also:Villa Real, formerly included in the See also:province of Traz os Montes; 8 m. S. of the See also:Spanish frontier, on the right See also:bank of the See also:river Tamega. Pop. (1900) 6388. Chaves is the See also:ancient See also:Aquae Flaviae, famous for its hot saline springs, which are still in use. A See also:fine See also:Roman See also:bridge of 18 See also:arches spans the Tamega. In the 16th See also:century Chaves contained 20,000 inhabitants; it was See also:long one of the See also:principal frontier fortresses, and in fact derives its See also:present name from the position which makes it the " keys," or chaves, of the See also:north. One of its churches contains the See also:tomb of See also:Alphonso I. of Portugal (1139-1185). In 183o the town gave the See also:title of See also:marquess to See also:Pinto da See also:Fonseca, a See also:leader of the Miguelite party.

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