Braga
Council site · Imperial capital
municipality in Portugal
Location: 41.5333, -8.4167
What this place is
- Imperial capital — the Suevic kings' capital in Gallaecia from 411 until the Visigoths took the kingdom in 585 — the councils that met here sat alongside that court
Who is recorded here
- Martin of Braga death · AD 580
What happened here
- Second Council of Braga AD 572
In art
About the place
Braga is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality had a resident population of 201,583 inhabitants, representing the seventh largest municipality in Portugal by population. Its area is 183.40 km2.
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