"Cabras São, Senhor...." Portuguese tile panel by Hans Levendig (lev&dig fotografie)

About ""Cabras São, Senhor...." Portuguese tile panel"

by Hans Levendig (lev&dig fotografie)

About the artwork

"Cabras São, Senhor...." Portuguese tile panel by painter, ceramist, illustrator and
caricaturist Jorge Colaço (1864-1942).
Photographed at Castle Tower Ponte de Lima in Portugal and projected (digitally) onto some authentic antique Portuguese tiles.
On 24 June 1128, the Battle of São Mamede took place between Dom Afonso Henriques (c.1109-1185) and the troops of the Portuguese barons and the troops of the Galician count Fernão Peres de Trava (c.1100-1155), lover of his mother, Dona Teresa de Leão (1080-1130), countess of Portugal, who was trying to take over the government of the Portucal province. With the latter's defeat, Dom Afonso Henriques took over the government of the province.
After the Battle, there were frequent skirmishes between supporters of the future king of Portugal and those of D. Teresa. One day, Dom Afonso Henriques and his knights were quenching their thirst in the so-called "Rêgo do Azar" when they were attacked and suffered serious damage. After this event and when they were hunting bears and wild boars in the mountains, they stopped to enjoy the dinner that the chaplain of the nuns of the convent of Vitorino das Donas had brought them with a group of young men laden with heavy baskets. They were in the middle of a banquet when they saw dust in the distance and heard a loud noise at the same time. Some of the knights then went exploring to find out what was going on. Soon after, they returned laughing and shouted to the king, "It's goats, Lord..."(Cabras São, Senhor...). Over time, people corrupted the saying and the area inhabited mainly by goats and shepherds became known as "Cabração", which today is a parish in the municipality of Ponte de Lima.