Historical place profile

Mora

A Spanish village that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. It is now known as Moura, and is located in the country of Portugal, across the border from the Spanish cities of Huelva and Badajoz.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:493070521
Catalogue ID
pleiades:493070521
Place type
settlement, settlement-modern
Coordinates
38.140979, -7.450070
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A Spanish village that belonged to the kingdom of Alfonso X. It is now known as Moura, and is located in the country of Portugal, across the border from the Spanish cities of Huelva and Badajoz.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies

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Research path

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