Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Evora (ancient Ebora), a town in Portugal, capital of the province of Alemtejo, 80 miles E. of Lisbon. It was an ancient fortress, though its walls and defences are now in ruins, and the Moors received a memorable defeat there in 1166. It is the see of an archbishop, and the cathedral dates from 1186. There is a college and a seminary. The chief manufactures are ironware and leather, and there is an annual fair.