Praça da República, Tomar, Portugal Tomar ( Portuguese pronunciation: [tuˈmaɾ] ), also known in English as Thomar , is a city of some 20,000 in Portugal . It is located in Tomar Municipality , that has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District . The town of Tomar was born inside the walls of the Convento de Cristo, constructed under the orders of Gualdim de Pais, the fourth grand master of the Knights Templar in the late 12th century. Tomar is one of Portugal's historical jewels and more significantly was the last Templar town to be commissioned for construction. Tomar was especially important in the 15th century when it was a centre of Portuguese overseas expansion under Henry the Navigator , the Grand Master of the Order of Christ , successor organization to the Templars in Portugal. Text:...