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- Braga (1981 pop., 63,033) is the capital of Braga district and
- of Minho province in northwest !PORTUGAL!Portugal~. A historic city, Braga
- is a distribution center for the surrounding agricultural
- region and a center of light industry. Notable landmarks
- include a 12th-century cathedral containing the tomb of Henry
- of Burgundy and the sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (18th
- century). Said to have been founded by the Carthaginians around
- 296 BC, Braga was called Bracara Augusta by the Romans. The
- city was taken by the Moors in 716 and recaptured in 1040 by
- Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon. Braga later served
- (1093-1147)as the residence of !PORTUGAL!Portugal~'s royal court.
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