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Sumário Summary Sumário Summary CENTRO DE ESTUDOS DE ARQUITECTURA MILITAR DE ALMEIDA N.º 21 - 2019 Na capa: Imagem de um exercício da Escola do Solado, promovida pelo G.R.H.M.A. (Grupo de Recriação Histórica do Município de Almeida) nos passados dias 23 Construindo resultados e 24 de Março de 2019. Fotografia de Carlos Marques. 3 Building results Produção Editorial Presidente da Câmara Municipal / The Mayor Câmara Municipal de Almeida Director Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Almeida Coordenação Editorial e 5 Património Histórico-Militar das Invasões Francesas, o C.E.A.M.A. e Direcção Gráfica o G.R.H.M.A. João Campos Military Historical Heritage of the French Invasions, the C.E.A.M.A. Tradução and the G.R.H.M.A. Adriana Veleda (Saudade Inc.)) João Campos Paula Sousa Colaboraram neste número Antonio Gil Albarracín, Anna Marotta, Adelino Matos Coelho, Beatriz Fonte, Carlos Marques, Francisco Bilou, Frederico Mendes Paula, Ignacio Javier Gil Crespo, João Actas do XIII Seminário Internacional do CEAMA Campos, Maria Augusta Lima Cruz, Moises Cayetano 23 Rosado, Margarida Valla, Otmane Mansouri, Paula Sousa, Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar of CEAMA Stephen Spiteri. Impressão e acabamento Gráficas Lope Tiragem 500 Exemplares 29 Conferência de Margarida Valla ISSN 1646-9089 Conference by Margarida Valla Depósito Legal n.º 272003/08 Margarida Valla CEAMA Publicação da Câmara Municipal de Almeida ACEP - Área Cultural, Estudos e Património Quartel das Esquadras n.º 5 6350- 130 Almeida [email protected] 51 On the use of glossaries in Military Architecture Publications Telefone: 271 571 993 Acerca da utilização de glossários em publicações sobre Os artigos da revista CEAMA são da exclusiva responsa- Arquitectura Militar bilidade dos respectivos autores e não reflectem, neces- sariamente, o ponto de vista da direcção da publicação ou Stephen C. Spiteri da Câmara Municipal de Almeida. Os textos e as imagens desta publicação não podem ser reproduzidos sem auto- rização prévia da Câmara Municipal de Almeida. 65 Conferência de Anna Marotta Conference by Anna Marotta Anna Marotta 97 Contributos post-Seminário Post-Seminar contributions 98 O Livro das Fortalezas de Duarte de Armas: algumas notas cronológicas e topográficas O Livro das Fortalezas by Duarte de Armas: a few chronological and topographical notes Francisco Bilou 110 Reflexiones acerca del 13º Seminario Internacional del C.E.A.M.A. Considerations about the 13th International Seminar of the C.E.A.M.A. Antonio Gil Albarracín 114 Seminario CEAMA 2019 CEAMA 2019 Seminar Ignacio Javier Gil Crespo 117 A Ponte de Sequeiros, o Ensino das Fortificações e os Quartéis da Restauração The Sequeiros Bridge, the Teaching of Fortifications and the Barracks of Restauração João Campos 122 Impressões cruzadas Crossed impressions Moyses Caetano e Margarida Valla 125 A “Ação humanitária” numa hipótese de geminação de Alessandria e Almeida The “Humanitarian action” and the hypothesis of gemination Alessandria / Almeida A. Matos Coelho 136 Fortificação abaluartada de emergência no território entre Almeida e Ciudad Rodrigo Emergency bulwarked fortification in the territory of Almeida and Ciudad Rodrigo João Campos 167 Efeméride dos 250 anos do abandono de Mazagão Celebration of the 250 years of the abandon of Mazagão João Campos 174 Marrocos - Laboratório da Arquitectura Militar Portuguesa da Expansão Morocco - Laboratory for Portuguese Colonial Military Architecture João Campos CONSTRUINDO RESULTADOS Os trabalhos da Candidatura das Forta- lezas Abaluartadas da Raia aproximam-se do fim. A coordenação de esforços entre as quatro Autarquias envolvidas (Almeida, Elvas, Marvão e Valença) poderá levar a que, no começo do ano que aí vem, a Comissão Nacional da Unesco aceite a proposta de dossier a apresentar. Todos teremos a ganhar com a conclusão feliz do processo em que vimos trabalhando há mais de uma dúzia de anos. Almeida, sem dúvida, e cada um dos Municípios envolvidos nesta fase final, mas também todo o espaço da vasta geografia da Raia. No espaço de fronteira existem outros casos que poderão integrar o reconhecimento como Património da Humanidade, acaso disponham das características e condições propícias ao reconhecimento de Valor Universal Excep- cional. E, dado o carácter da série, poderá existir a manifestação do desejo dos nossos vizinhos espanhóis se juntarem com alguns exemplares, construindo-se na prática um Bem cultural transnacional de grande visibi- Ensaiamos entretanto este processo, a nível lidade internacional. No âmbito do Consórcio nacional, com a constituição da “Rota das Transfronteirizo de Ciudades Amuralladas Fortalezas Abaluartadas da Raia”, perspec- vimos demonstrando, com os trabalhos do tivando-se a organização de um Centro de Plano Estratégico de Fortificações, a natural Interpretação, a instalar nas Portas Exteriores apetência de Ciudad Rodrigo ( e do Fuerte de de São Francisco. La Concepción) para integrar a classificação superior da UNESCO. É por isso muito relevante que tenha sido decidido, entre os membros da Candi- As sinergias a esperar do funcionamento em datura, ser em Almeida (e no nosso Centro rede de uma série patrimonial classificada, de Estudos de Arquitectura Militar, CEAMA) a nacional ou mais alargada, podem trazer Sede administrativa. reflexos muito positivos para Almeida. Por um lado pela atractividade que lhe é própria, mas igualmente pelo factor de localização, ANTÓNIO JOSÉ MONTEIRO MACHADO, Presidente da Câmara Municipal já que Almeida se situa no epicentro de um espaço que, motivando um universo espe- cífico de interessados na história das fortifi- cações e das fronteiras, poderá ser um foco catalisador de fluxos qualificados de turismo. BUILDING RESULTS The works of the Candidature of the that, motivating a specific universe of Bulwarked Fortifications of the“Raia” people interested in the history of for- is nearing its end. The coordination of tifications and frontiers, could be a ca- efforts between the four municipalities talyst for qualified flows of tourism. involved (Almeida, Elvas, Marvão and In the meantime, we are rehearsing this Valença) could lead, at the beginning of process at the national level, with the next year,to the adoption of the dossier constitution of the “Raia” Bulwarked to be submitted by the UNESCO’ Natio- Fortifications Route, with the perspecti- nal Commission. ve of organizing an Interpretation Cen- We will all have to gain from the happy ter, to be installed at the Outer Gate of completion of the process we have S. Francisco. been working on for over a dozen years. It is therefore very important that it was Almeida can gain, undoubtedly, as well decided, among the members of the as each of the Municipalities involved in Candidature, to be in Almeida (and in this final phase, but also the entire spa- our Center of Studies on Military Ar- ce of the vast geography of the Raia. In chitecture, CEAMA) the administrative the frontier space there are other cases headquarters of the future World Heri- that may integrate the label of World tage, constituting in it the documentary Heritage Site, if they have the charac- archive that this type of property must teristics and conditions conducive to have associated, by UNESCO require- the recognition of the Outstanding Uni- ments. It is a new level and a more qua- versal Value. And given the character of lified vision that lies ahead. the series, there may be a manifestation of the desire of our Spanish neighbors to join with a few examples, building in ANTÓNIO JOSÉ MONTEIRO MACHADO, practice a transnational cultural asset Mayor of Almeida of high international visibility. In the fra- mework of the Transfrontier Walled City Consortium, we have been demonstra- ting, with the work of the Strategic Plan of Fortifications, the natural position of Ciudad Rodrigo (and Fuerte de La Con- cepción) to be part of the higher ranking of UNESCO. The synergies to be expected from the networking of a classified national or broader heritage series can get very po- sitive consequences for Almeida. On the one hand, due to its own attractiveness, but also due to its location factor, since Almeida is at the epicenter of a space Património Histórico-Militar das Invasões Francesas, o C.E.A.M.A. e o G.R.H.M.A. Military Historical Heritage of the French Invasions, the C.E.A.M.A. and the G.R.H.M.A. Paula Sousa* O presente artigo surge no seguimento do This article follows the invitation made by the convite endereçado pelo CIBV (Centro de CIBV (Battle of Vimeiro Interpretation Centre) Interpretação da Batalha do Vimeiro) ao to the Municipality of Almeida, to integrate Município de Almeida, com o propósito de the work session for the conference called integrar a sessão de trabalhos com a confe- “Historical-Military Heritage of the French rência subordinada ao tema: “Património Invasions: Tourism Engagement, Communi- Histórico-Militar das Invasões Francesas: cation and Promotion”, which took place on 14 July. Ativação Turística, Comunicação e Divul- This participation had the purpose of show- gação”, que decorreu no passado dia 14 de casing the growth of the largest Historical julho. Re-enactment of the Napoleonic Era in A nossa participação teve como principal Portugal, summing up, on a few pages the objetivo mostrar o crescimento da maior essential core of the programme, more Recriação Histórica da Época Napoleónica than a decade old, of the “Historical Re-en- em Portugal, vertendo em poucas páginas o actment of the Siege of Almeida”. essencial da programação de mais de uma década da “Recriação Histórica do
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