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Remembrance Shrine Ponte das Barcas

This wayside shrine at the Alminhas Bridge commemorates the people who perished when the Ponte das Barcas collapsed on 29 March 1809 under the weight of the people who fled for the French army.

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Text: Fedor de Vries
Photos: Dick de Bruijne

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