
Monument to the Overseas Combatants, “Monumento Combatentes Ultramar”, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal
From the early 1960’s to the mid-1970s Portugal fought a controversial campaign in Africa, attempting in vain to keep hold of its colonies there. Known as the Combatentes Ultramar (Overseas War) this conflict took the lives of over 9,000 soldiers, many of whom came from the Lisbon area. The bloody war was a factor which led to the toppling of.
Monument to the Overseas Combatants, “Monumento Combatentes Ultramar”, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal Read More