– 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.

[2] Gonçalo would also have participated in that battle,[1] and was probably present at the meeting, in the church of Almacave,[3] where Afonso Henriques was officially proclaimed king by his army.

Gonçalo is said to have married Gontinha Guterres (before 1110-after 1143), patron saint of the Monastery of Rio Tinto, and who appears to acquire a considerable volume of goods in São João da Madeira .

According to popular legend, he had a military post as a fronteiro in the border town of Beja, where he died in 1170, while fighting against a Muslim army.

When he saw an aged soldier attack with the strength of a young man, they thought they were facing a magical act, which reduced their morale.