Gonçalo Mendes da Maia
Gonçalo Mendes da Maia | |
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Statue of Gonçalo Mendes da Maia in Beja | |
| Born | c. 1079 |
| Died | 1170 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Knight, military commander |
| Spouse | Gontinha Guterres |
| Children | 1 |
Gonçalo Mendes da Maia (1079? in Maia? – 1170 in Alentejo), also known as O Lidador (The Toiler), so named for his fearlessness in the struggle against the Saracens, was a Portuguese knight of the time of Afonso Henriques, about whom tradition relates important achievements in the events preceding the independence of Portugal.