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You must taste the Moscatel Wine...
The Moscatel Roxo de 20 Anos, de José Maria da Fonseca, for example...

Grape Varieties: Moscatel Roxo
Region: Setúbal

Characteristics/Tasting Notes
Color: Amber with greenish tints
Aroma: Caramel, orange and spicy herbs
Palate: Round, fruity and very soft
Aftertaste: Very long

Vinification: Fermentation is stopped by the
addition of brandy, and has a maceration of 5
months
Ageing: In old casks to increase natural
oxidation. No bottle ageing is required due to its
oxidative stage
Date of Bottling: Bottled upon request
Shelf Life: Several years

Analyses
Alcohol: 18%
Total Acidity: 5.7 gr/L tartaric acid
pH: 3.5

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See Santiago do Outão.
The tower or look-out point dates from 1390.
In 1580, the Fortress of Outão joined with D. António Prior do Crato on the side of Setúbal. A garrison of 100 men with 47 cannons held out against the Duke of Alba's army between the 22 and 24 July.
In 1640 the garrison maintained loyal to the King of Spain until 8 December.
In accordance with the new defence strategy for the estuary, King D. João IV ordered
reinforcements built on the existing strongholds.
On 4 August 1644, the king warned the governor of the fortress to conclude the repairs as quickly as possible, (these were concluded in 1657).

In the XIX century, the fortress was transformed into a prison and then, as the holiday residence of King D. Carlos and his wife Queen Amélia (1889-1908).

In 1900 it was converted into an orthopedic hospital, and it is still so to this day.

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See S. Filipe forteress.
In 1540, as a direct result of a direct attack of north African and French pirates, the inefficiency of maritime defence in Setubal was made very clear. In 1549, King D. João III (1521- 1557), was convinced of the need to defend entry-points to the ports and possible disembarkation pointsand beggan this new work.
These policies were continued until 1572 when the project of restructuring and extending of the Outão fortress in the Sado river, Setúbal was concluded. The architectural innovations included the construction of a bulwark and a terrace where cannons could be installed. In 1582, Filipe II, visited Setúbal and requested that Filipe Terzi constructed a new fortress (S. Filipe) in order to reinforce the defence of the port of Setúbal. This fortified fortress in star formation was built on a hillock above the city, back from the river which leads us to believe that as well as having been built for maritime defence, the function was also to assure control over the city, hostile to Castillian domain.


Pirates exist, paid by occidental smart countries since...
I don't even know....... :(

So... if You have an attack in Your city, even if it is a big one... think if those You don't suspect may be the responsible... if they have something to win… just think… who have what to win with that???

And in what the evident responsible have to loose...



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