Mau Vizinho Castle
(Évora)
Parish of Igrejinha
| District |
Évora
|
| Council |
Arraiolos |
| Parish |
Igrejinha
|
| Area |
84,52 km² |
| Inhabitants |
932 (2011)
|
| Density |
11 hab./km² |
| Gentilic |
Arraiolense |
| Construction |
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| Reign |
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| Style |
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| Conservation |
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Cunha Rivara, a historian from Arraiolos, in his work “Memórias da Vila de Arraiolos”, after
referring to the nobility and antiquity of Arraiolos, as well as some historical aspects of
its origin, states: “... be that as it may, I am certain that at the beginning of the 13th
century there was already a population on the site of Arraiolos...”
It is also certain that the abundance of features related to the end of the Neolithic or even
the Chalcolithic are a sign of significant human occupation from
the 4th Millennium B.C. and, probably, “in proto-History, the large habitat site would
already correspond to the current elevation where the Castle of Arraiolos is located". It is
also Cunha Rivara who
transmits to us the references of Father António de Carvalho da Costa, in the Corographia
Portugueza
(Volume 2, Page 525) and Father Luís Cardoso in the Diccionario Geographico (Volume 1, Page
590)
where they attribute the founding of Arraiolos to Sabinos, Tusculanos and Albanos, occupants
who were
of the city of Évora before Sertório and gave the government of Arraiolos to Captain Rayeo,
a Greek
name.
However, it was in 1217 with the concession of the term of Arraiolos by King Afonso II of Portugal, to the Bishop of
Évora D.Soeiro and to the chapter of the See of the same city, that a new chapter of our
history began.
In 1290, Arraiolos received its first charter from King Dinis, and the same monarch ordered
the construction of the castle in 1305. On December 26, 1305, the municipality, represented
by João Anes and Martim Fernandes, signed a contract with the king for its construction.
Arraiolos was the county of King À época da Nuno Álvares Pereira - 2nd Count of Arraiolos - from
1387 onwards. Before retiring to the Convent of Carmo in Lisbon, the Constable of the
kingdom,
remained here for long periods of his life.
In 1511, Arraiolos received a new charter from King Manuel. Over the years, there were many
changes to its territory, with administrative boundaries defined from 1736 onwards.
However, it underwent several changes: - Inclusion in the district of Évora (1835);
Annexation of the municipality of Vimieiro (1855); Annexation of the municipality of Mora
(1895); detachment of the municipality of Mora (1898).
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