Chapter III D. Dinis

Picture 1- D. Dinis

D. Dinis - 6th Portuguese king, was a very important king for Portugal , because he made important changes in the country and because our country has entered a period of peace
It was in his reign that the Treaty of Peace with Castile was signed delimiting the borders of the Treaty of Alcanizes 12 of September of 1297 with the King of Leon and Castile D. Ferdinand IV
The monarch D. Dinis shows preference for the city of Lisbon, as a place of stay of the Court, and its location is conducive to urban development, economic and mercantile as these are the factors to become the capital of the Kingdom
It is thanks to this monarch that the Portuguese Language was born, having been a great poet and troubadour at the time
It was in his reign that the first University of the country arose on March 1, 1290, the first college came to settle in Lisbon and then passed to Coimbra

Picture 2- Coimbra University

D.Dinis Married to Queen Saint Isabel, born in Aragon

Picture 3- Queen Saint Isabel

I would like to make known the Portuguese legend about this queen who was very kind and generous.
To her is associated the Miracle of the Roses:

Myth of the Miracle of Roses
According to legend, the Queen left on a winter morning from the Castle of Sabugal, to distribute bread to the most disadvantaged. Surprised by her husband who asks her where she is going and what she carries in her lap, to which the Queen promptly responds are roses, D. Dinis suspiciously asks roses in January ?! D. Isabel exposes the contents of her lap and instead of bread appears indeed roses.

Picture 4- Miracle of roses

This miracle is very well known in Portugal and this was the reason I introduced you to this part of our History


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