Battle of Ourique (legends and myths)
Today, historians separate fact from propaganda and study the myth as a cultural phenomenon. The miracle of Ourique is not a lie, it is an identity narrative.

Beja, Portugal
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Today, historians separate fact from propaganda and study the myth as a cultural phenomenon. The miracle of Ourique is not a lie, it is an identity narrative.

Extrapolating the data collected in two communities in Ourique to the national reality, we would be looking at food waste figures of around 376 thousand tonnes, states Zero.

On International Day of Zero Waste, a study by the association ZERO reveals that Portuguese families waste one thousand tonnes of food daily.
The ravine was approximately 15 metres deep.

Two women, aged 51 and approximately 75, died after a car skidded off the IC1 road near Aldeia de Palheiros, in the municipality of Ourique. According to Correio da Manhã, they were mother and daughter.

The accident occurred at kilometre 670 in the North-South direction, claiming the lives of a mother and daughter, aged 51 and 90 respectively.

Two women, aged 51 and approximately 75, died this Sunday after their car skidded off the IC1 near Aldeia de Palheiros, in the municipality of Ourique, Beja district, according to fire services and Civil Protection. The Baixo Alentejo Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection reported that the accident, alerted at 12:13, occurred at kilometer 676.200 of the IC1. Ourique Fire Chief Mário Batista confirmed the vehicle fell down a 15-meter ravine. The victims were the only occupants of the car, and their deaths were declared at the scene by a medical team from Albufeira. Emergency operations involved 21 personnel and nine vehicles, including the INEM helicopter from Évora, which was later stood down.

The ravine was approximately 15 metres deep.

Gamma-butyrolactone causes stimulation and a loss of inhibition when ingested. The batches of the substance seized in Ourique totalled 82,000 litres and were intended for export.

Although the papal bull “Manifestis probatum” does not mention Ourique, the fact it was issued 40 years later is suggestive. Were those not the four decades the Chosen People had to suffer before reaching the Promised Land?

The establishment was 'operating illegally'.
