Interior of the Mosteiro da Batalha (Batalha monastery), Batalha, portugal. It is also known as the dominican abbey of Santa Maria da Vitoria at Batalha. The pale limestone monastery celebrates the victory at Aljubarrota in 1385. D.Jo‹o I had vowed that he would dedicate a magnificent church to the Virgin if he won the battle. The abbey's construction was begun in 1388 under master builder Afonso Domingues, and succeded in 1402 by David Huguet.