Battle of Aljubarrota - Battle of Aljubarrota

Japanese: アルジュバロタの戦 - あるじゅばろたのたたかい
Battle of Aljubarrota - Battle of Aljubarrota

…In April 1485, at the Cortes held in Coimbra, João was elected king, and the Avis dynasty was established. In August of the same year, he defeated the Castilian army that had invaded again at the Battle of Aljubarrota, and secured Portugal's independence. From then on, he continued to fight against Castile until the final peace treaty in 1411, suppressing the growth of the newly formed nobles who had fled, and promoting the strengthening and centralization of royal power, paving the way for absolute monarchy. …

From Batalha

…Batalha means “battle” in Portuguese. The Batalha Monastery (officially the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitoria), a representative Gothic building in Portugal, was built by King João I of the time, in gratitude to the Virgin Mary for the fulfillment of his prayer for victory after the Portuguese army won the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, which determined the fate of the nation. Construction continued until the end of the 16th century, but it was never completed. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Battle of Aljubarrota is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…85年4月コインブラで開催された身分制議会コルテスでジョアンは国王に選定され,ここにアビス朝が開かれた。同年8月再度侵入してきたカスティリャの大軍をアルジュバロタの戦で破り,ポルトガルの独立を守った。以後,1411年の最終的な和平までカスティリャとの抗争を続けながら,逃亡した貴族に代わって新しく形成された貴族の伸張を抑え,王権の強化,中央集権化を推進して絶対王政への道を開いた。…

【バターリャ】より

…バターリャはポルトガル語で〈合戦〉の意。ポルトガルの代表的ゴシック建築であるバターリャ修道院(正式にはサンタ・マリア・ダ・ビトリア修道院)は,1385年国運をかけたアルジュバロタの戦でポルトガル軍がカスティリャ軍に勝利を得た際,時の王ジョアン1世が戦勝祈願の成就を聖母に感謝し建立を命じたもの。以来16世紀末まで建設が続くが,ついに完成されなかった。…

※「アルジュバロタの戦」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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