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Order of the Tower and Sword
The
Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit is a
Portuguese order of
knighthood and the pinnacle of the
Portuguese honours system. It was created by King
Afonso V in 1459. The order may be bestowed on people or on Portuguese municipalities.