Order of Alcántara
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The Order of Alcántara is a medieval Spanish military and religious order that played a key role in the Christian Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious order
ⓘ
military order ⓘ |
| activity | Christian Reconquista ⓘ |
| battleRole | border warfare against al-Andalus ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | green cross flory ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of León NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
12th century
ⓘ
c. 1156 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Alfonso IX of León
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Ferdinand II of León NERFINISHED ⓘ hermit brothers of San Julián del Pereiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandMasterTitleHeldBy | King of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Alcántara, Cáceres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Benito de Alcántara Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish military orders ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alcántara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alcántara, Cáceres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMonastery | Monastery of San Benito de Alcántara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Order of San Julián del Pereiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluence | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| propertyType |
castles and fortresses
ⓘ
extensive landholdings ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense and repopulation of frontier territories
ⓘ
fight against Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Pope Alexander III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Gregory IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| renamed | Order of Alcántara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| ruleModeledOn | Cistercian Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secularization | early modern period ⓘ |
| sharesTypeWith |
Order of Calatrava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualSupervisionBy | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | survives as an honorific order ⓘ |
| territorialBase |
Extremadura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
frontier of León and Portugal ⓘ |
| vows |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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