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PORTALEGRE , an episcopal See also:

city, See also:capital of the See also:district of Portalegre, See also:Portugal; 8 m. N. of Portalegre station, on the See also:Lisbon-See also:Badajoz-See also:Madrid railway. Pop. (,goo), 11,82o. Portalegre is the See also:Roman Amaea or Ammaia, and numerous Roman and prehistoric remains have been discovered in the neighbourhood. The See also:principal buildings are the See also:cathedral, the ruined Moorish citadel and two more See also:modern forts. The administrative district of Portalegre, in which the rearing of See also:swine, the See also:production of See also:grain, See also:wine and oil, and the manufacture of woollen and See also:cotton goods and corks are the principal See also:industries, coincides with the See also:northern See also:part of the See also:ancient See also:province of See also:Alemtejo (q.v.). Pop. (1900), 124,443; See also:area, 2405 sq. m.

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