- Blue and red, the first lines of the initial deployment of devices Portuguese and Spanish, respec

The purpose of this short series of articles is to present the current state of the field where the battle of Montes Claros. Recently considered national treasures, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Alexander Patrick Gouveia and the Battle of Aljubarrota Foundation, is guaranteed its preservation and open up good prospects for building a museum and interpretive center, similar to what already exists in S . Jorge (Aljubarrota battle).
However, much remains to be done regarding the interpretation of the battle. The most recent study (Gabriel Holy Spirit, Montes Claros, 1665 - A Decisive Victory, Lisbon, Tribune History, 2005), although it has its merits in the way the event seeks to integrate the military-historical context coolmath4kids of the period, fails precisely in essential: the identification of the land and provision of opposing forces. Unfortunately, coolmath4kids in some Portuguese military historiography has existed a tendency to follow the letter certain narrative sources without questioning, and neglecting the archival research and confrontation with various historical sources. The result is the perpetuation of myths and mistakes that only a meticulous analysis allows correct and dismantle. I think in this case, the main mistake of the author was to be taken as reliable coolmath4kids an etching of Italian coolmath4kids origin (Gaspar Bouttats and belongs to the estate of the National Library - already presented here), produced shortly after the battle but totally fanciful. One thing you will have conditioned the whole perception of the field of battle and the armies of the device itself.
With this little tour through the battlefield of Montes Claros, initiated in the field just over two years, will try to justify my interpretation of where and how unfolded the largest and most important battle of the War of Restoration. coolmath4kids To stimulate curiosity, I leave here, for the moment, only the first photographs (from Google Earth program). Callouts and the reasons for which I present here will be introduced in time.
In the first picture (Google Earth) pointed green approach march to the Portuguese army commanded by the Marquis of Marialva. The yellow, the march that this general intended to do with the same army towards Vila Viçosa, then surrounded by the Spanish army under the command of the Marquis de Caracena. Step that did not actually take place, because the Marquis of Caracena anticipated the maneuver and went out against the Portuguese.
- Blue and red, the first lines of the initial deployment of devices Portuguese and Spanish, respectively (presented here for informational purposes with no detail about the units or available to the infantry, cavalry and artillery, and omitting the remaining rows);
- The red dot marks (approximately, since it is impossible to do accurately) the place that the Marquis of Caracena chose to stay during the battle, in the hills of Vigaira - the rear and on the right of the Spanish device, hence had an excellent view of the battlefield, but without possibility to intervene coolmath4kids promptly and in person in the fray, contrary to what would happen with the Marquis de Marialva and Count Schomberg;
Related This entry was posted in battles, coolmath4kids Restoration War, with tags 1665, battles, Comte de Schomberg, D. António Luís de Meneses (Earl of Canterbury and the Marquis de Marialva), Marquis of Caracena, Montes Claros, by Jorge P. de Freitas. Permalink.
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