Find A Grave - Portugal

Adam, Francisco b. August 13, 1983 d. April 16, 2006
Actor. A native of Lisbon, Portugal, he grew up in Runa, a village near Torres Vedras, Portugal. A popular Portuguese young actor, he was known for his role as 'Dino' in the telenovela (television series) "Morangos com Acucar", and was also a successful model for Elite Models and On Fashion. On Easter Sunday 2006 he was killed in a car accident near Alcochete, Portugal, after an autograph signing session at a nightclub, at the age of 22.
Cemiterio de Runa, Runa, Lisboa, Portugal
Afonso VI of Portugal b. August 21, 1643 d. September 12, 1675
Portuguese Monarch. He reigned as King of Portugal from 1656 to 1667. The second king of the House of Braganza, his parents were King João IV and his wife, queen Luisa de Gusmão. He succeeded his father in 1656 at the age of 16. His reign saw military victories over the Spanish at Ameixial (June 8, 1663) and Montes Claros (June 17, 1665), culmination in the final Spanish recognition of Portugal's independence of February 13, 1668. Colonial affairs saw the Dutch conquest of Jaffnapatam, Portugal'...[Read More] (Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen)
Sao Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Alfonso III b. May 5, 1210 d. February 16, 1279
Portuguese monarch. Born in Coimbra, the second son of Afonso II and his wife, Urraca of Castile. Alfonso was raised largely in France, and there married Matilda, Countess of Boulogne in 1238. Within ten years, Pope Innocent IV came into conflict with Sancho II, Alfonso's brother and Portugal's king. The pope ordered Sancho removed from the throne and replaced by the count of Bolougne. The unpopular Sancho was summarily exiled to Castile and Alfonso ascended to the throne after divesting...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
Amarante, St. Goncalo Of b. 1187 d. 1259
Patron Saint of Amarante Portugal. He is known for the promotion of love and marriage. Every summer there is a festival involving men giving cakes to women. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Convento de Sao Goncalo, Amarante, Porto, Portugal
Atalide, Caterine De
Muse of Luis Camoes. She was known as Natercia in his sonnets. Her tomb is beautiful while unfortunately the poet himself lies in an unknown common grave. (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Sao Domingos Cathedral, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Beatrice of Castile b. 1242 d. October 23, 1303
Spanish and Portuguese Royalty. Born Beatriz Alfonso de Castilla, the youngest surviving daughter of Alfonso X, King of Castilla and León. She was named for her grandmother, Beatriz of Swabia. She married Afonso III of Portugal in 1254. The couple produced at least seven surviving children, including Deniz de Bourgogne, the future king of Portugal. She was recorded as having died at about age 66, as well as five years later at 71. (Bio by: Iola)
Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
Borbón y de Borbón, Alfonso [original burial site] b. October 3, 1941 d. March 29, 1956
Spanish Royalty, Infante de España. Alfonso Christian Teresa Angelo Francisco Borbón y de Borbón was the fourth son of Juan Carlos de Borbón y Battenberg, Count of Barcelona and María de las Mercedes di Borbone. He was also the younger brother of Juan Carlos de Borbón, nowadays Juan Carlos I King of Spain. Alfonso Borbón y de Borbón was killed in an uninvestigated and obscure incident when he and his brother were manipulating a cal. 22 pistol. In 1992 his remains were moved to Spain to be...[Read More] (Bio by: 380W)
Cascais Cemetery, Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal
Braga, Teofilo b. February 24, 1843 d. January 28, 1924
Portuguese President. He served as the President of Portugal from May 29, 1915, to October 5, 1915. He also served as the President of the Provisory Government from October 6, 1910, to August 24, 1911. Also a noted writer and playwright whose works include, "Visao dos Tempos" (1864), "Miragens Seculares" (1884), and "Viriato" (1904). (Bio by: K)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Braganza, Catherine Of b. November 25, 1638 d. November 30, 1705
British monarch, Queen consort of King Charles II. The daughter of John IV of Portugal and Luisa de Guzman. She married Charles in May of 1662. She was not a popular queen, being Roman Catholic, and her faith prevented her from being crowned. Charles was a womanizer, but Catherine failed to give birth to a living heir, despite several pregnancies. She was neglected by her husband, who continued to have children by his mistresses, and he refused to divorce her. Upon Charles' death in 1685, she...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed)
Sao Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Plot: Pantheon of the royal House of Braganza
Buckley, Cecil William b. October 7, 1830 d. December 7, 1872
Crimean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy. On May 29, 1855, in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Buckley of the HMS Miranda with another officer and a Gunner, volunteered to land at a beach where the Russian Army were in strength. Once on shore they met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps, destroying enemy equipment. On June 3, Lieutenant Buckley carried out another raid with a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
English Cemetery, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Cabral, Pedro Alvares b. 1467 d. 1520
Explorer. Born in 1467, he was a Portuguese nobleman, explorer and navigator whose patron was King Manuel I of Portugal. On March 9, 1500, Cabral was sent on an expedition to India, with 13 ships. On April 22, 1500, he was the first European to see Brazil, claiming it for Portugal and naming it the "Island of the True Cross". King Manuel renamed this land "Holy Cross" and it was later renamed to Brazil. After Cabral returned to Portugal, he headed trade expeditions until he retired and died in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
City Church, Santarem, Viseu, Portugal
Camões, Luís Vaz b. 1524 d. June 10, 1580
Poet. Generally considered Portugal's greatest poet, his mastery and art is only comparable in greatness to Virgil, Dante or Shakespeare. He penned dozens of sonnets and other poems, but is best remembered for his epic work "Os Lusíadas." He was born in Lisbon. When he was very young, legend says, he fell in love with a lady of the court. The lady had also caught the king's eye, however, and so Camões was sent into exile. The lady died of a broken heart, and Camões thought so much of her that...[Read More] (Bio by: Cristiana Santos)
Monastery of Jeronimos, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Cardoso Pires, José b. October 2, 1925 d. October 26, 1998
Portuguese Writer and Essayist. He was born in Sao Joao do Peso and died in Lisbon. He fought against the dictatorship in his country, and during the 1960s, he was forced into exile. As a writer, he is best remembered for his books "Balada da Praia dos Caes" (Ballad of Dog's Beach), "Imperatores, Almirantes e Vampiros," "A Cavalo no Diabo," "Os Caminheiros e Outros Contos," "O Anjo Ancorado," "O Render dos Heróis," "Dinossauro Excelentíssimo" and "Alexandra Alpha." As essayist, "Técnicas do...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério dos Prazeres, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Carlos I of Portugal b. September 28, 1863 d. February 1, 1908
Portuguese Monarch. He reigned as King of Portugal from 1889 to 1908. His parents were King Luiz I and Queen Maria Pia of Savoy, the daughter of king Umberto I of Italy. King Carlos I was an intelligent but extravagant man. Colonial treaties with Britain in 1892 and 1902 stabilized the colonial situation in Africa. Portugal was twice declared bankrupt during his reigh, in 1892 and again in 1902 causing industrial disturbances, socialist and republican antagonism and criticism of the monarchy...[Read More] (Bio by: Benny Chordt Hansen)
Sao Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Carmona, Oscar b. November 24, 1869 d. April 18, 1951
Portuguese President. He served as the President of Portugal from July 9, 1926, until his death on April 18, 1951. He also served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from July 9, 1926, to April 18, 1928. Also a noted military leader he was the author of the book, "Prefacio" (1928). (Bio by: K)
Panteao Nacional, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Catherine of Castile b. January 14, 1507 d. February 12, 1578
Royalty, posthumous daughter of Philipp I and Joanna of Castile. When her mother was imprisoned at castle Tordesillas, Catherine accompanied her. While her five siblings were raised at the courts in Mecheln and Madrid she lived in a small room which was located behind her mothers room. When her brother Charles and her sister Eleanor visited their...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Monastery of Jeronimos, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
Cintron, Conchita b. August 9, 1922 d. February 17, 2009
Matadora. Called "La Diosa de Oro", or "Blonde Goddess", she was arguably the best-known female bullfighter of all-time, killing roughly 750 bulls over the course of her career. Born Concepcion Cintron Verrill to American parents (her father was a Puerto Rican West Point graduate) living in Chile for business reasons, she was raised in Lima, Peru, from age three. At around 11 Conchita was taught horse riding by Ruy da Camara, a retired Portugese rejoneador (bullfighter from horseback) whom she...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cemitério de Trajouce, Trajouce, Lisboa, Portugal
De Avis I., John (João) b. April 11, 1357 d. August 14, 1433
Portuguese Royalty. Illegitimate son of Pedro I of Portugal, he was also known as John the Good, John the Great, John the Bastard, and as the Prince of Fond Memory. He became regent in 1383 when his half-brother, Ferdinand I the Handsome, died without a male heir. His union with Philippa of...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria, Batalha, Setubal, Portugal
Plot: Both King João I and Queen Philippa were initially interred in the choir. On the completion of the Founder's Chapel, some years later, the royal couple were translated to their high tomb.
De Castro, Inez b. 1327 d. January 7, 1355
She was the wife of Pedro the First of Portugal. Courtiers had her killed at what became known as the Farm of Tears. Pedro loved her so much that he shared his throne with her corpse. On his tomb is carved the words "Till The End Of The World" (English translation). (Bio by: girlofcelje)
Mosterio de Santa Maria, Alcobaca, Leiria, Portugal
De Castro, Isabel b. August 1, 1931 d. November 23, 2005
Actress. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She worked in Portuguese and Spanish cinema. She is best remembered for her films "Ladrao, Precisa-se!"(1946) "Barrio" (1947), "Brigada Criminal" (1950), "Almas en Peligro" (1952), "La Hija del Mar" (1953), "El Presidio" (1954), "O Dinheiro dos Pobres" (1956), "Fado Corrido" (1964), "O Destino Marca a Hora" (1970), "Jogo de Mao" (1984), "Um Adeus Portugues" (1986), "Tempos Difíceis" (1988), "Vertigem" (1992), "Sombras en una Batalla" (1993) and "A Casa...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cemitério de Borba (Évora), Borba, Evora, Portugal

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