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Estrela Mountain Dog, Serra da Estrela Dog

By tourist on March 15, 2015 Learn, Serra da Estrela, Slider

The Estrela Mountain Dog is a large sized breed of dog that has been used to guard herds and homesteads in the Estrela Mountains of Portugal for centuries. Coat The Estrela Mountain dog comes in two coat types. Both types should have coat resembling the texture of goat hair. Long coat: The thick, slightly coarse outer coat lies close over the body and may be flat or slightly waved, […]

Marrano, Jews converted to Christianity of the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula

By tourist on March 14, 2015 Belmonte, Learn, Religious tourism

B’nei anusim (in Portuguese, “children forced”) designating the descendants of Jews forcibly converted (anusim) or Marrano is a generic Hebrew expression and historiographical concept that refers to Jews converted to Christianity of the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula that “judaizavam”, that is, who continued to secretly observe their ancient customs and their former religion. […]