Setubal, formerly called in English Saint Ubes and in French Saint Yves, a city in western Portugal, on Setubal Bay and the capital of Setubal Region.
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Setubal is an important seaport and a major sardine-canning centre; the most noteworthy monument in the city is the 15th-century Church of Jesus, founded by Justa Rodrigues Pereira.
Back in the 15th century Setubal was a royal residence unfortunately many of the older buildings of Setubal where destroyed in the 1755 earthquake.
