Palace Fronteira
Baroque palace with Portugal's largest collection of in-situ seventeenth-century azulejo tile panels.
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This guide to Palace Fronteira in Lisbon opens with the twenty-five-year Portuguese Restoration War against Spain and the soldier, Dom João de Mascarenhas, whose loyalty earned him the title of first Marquis of Fronteira. It follows him building this hunting retreat around sixteen seventy and lining its Room of Battles with blue-and-white azulejo tiles recording clashes at Montijo, Elvas and Montes Claros. Look for the panel where Dom João faces a Spanish general directly.
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