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Originally Posted by Shakethetrees
Remember that Portugal was within the operational area of the Peninsular Wars, early 19th century.
I don't know if there were detention camps for POW's there, but, of so, this could be the connection.
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Indeed the number of prisioners during this period in the area was immense, mostly on the move from Spain to Britain, where they were detained in castles, towns and hulks in both countries; not only caused by the Peninsular war but also provenant from many nations, basicaly due to period Napoleonic wars. I don't recall having read about specific local prisioner camps, but they might have well existed.