Muçulmanos e Cristãos no Douro Português (Séc. VIII-XI)

Abstract

Between the 9th and 11th centuries, the Douro valley became a frontier space, sometimes controlled by Muslims, others by Christians. The situation would only have a definitive evolution in the middle of the 11th century, with the military campaigns of Fernando Magno, which culminated with the conquest of Coimbra (1064). In this conference, some testimonies of the Islamic presence in the Douro Valley will be analyzed, whilst considering Muslim and Christian chronicles, toponymical testimonies and archaeological remains, in an attempt to approach remote and troubled times, usually silenced in collective memory.