PASRAO DO SALADO
(MONUMENT OF SALADO)
The Padrao do Salaodo, of Gothic style, commemorates
according to tradition, the Battle of Salado fought in 1340 against the Moors,
in the South of Spain. In this battle, Afonso XI of Castela solicited he
support of the Portuguese King Afonso IV.Underneath the monument there is the
Normand cross offered by Vimranense
business man Pero Esteves residing in
Lisbon. The cross made of limestone, was initially gilded and polychromed. On
one side it has Christ Crucified and on the other Virgin.On the base there are
images of various saints.
