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Gerald the Fearless

Geraldo Geraldes (died c. 1173), known as Geraldo the Fearless (Portuguese: Geraldo, o Sem Pavor, lit. 'Gerald, the one without fear'), was a Portuguese warrior and folk hero of the Reconquista whose theatre of operations was in the barren Alentejo and Extremadura regions of the lower Guadiana river. The city of Évora was the most lasting of his conquests and was never retaken. His success and independence have suggested parallels with the Castilian hero El Cid and Gerald has been called "the Cid of Portugal".

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• ▸Carreg Cennen Castle
• ▸Beulé Gate
• ▸Dryslwyn Castle

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