La fortificación de Évora durante la Guerra de Restauración portuguesa: discusiones y desacuerdos

Abstract

The need for the Portuguese Restoration War arose between 1640 and 1668, becoming imperative the defense of the Alentejo border through the adaptation of the old military defenses and the elaboration of new projects. In this context, the case of the fortification of Evora, in the Alentejo province, stands out. This fortification was one of the most problematic at the time, in terms of projection and the resolution of the works. The influence of some French military engineers who made fortification projects for Evora should be highlighted, giving special focus to the case of the confrontation between the military engineer Pierre de Saint-Colombe and the Portuguese treatise Luis Serrao Pimentel. These analyses will be made from original documentation existing in the National Archive of Torre do Tombo and in the Library of the Ajuda (Lisbon), in the Public Library of Evora, and in the National Library of Spain (Madrid).