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==History== |
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Paleolithic vestiges of human settlement suggest that the region was occupied into the pre-history.<ref name="CMHistoria">{{cite web |url=http://www.mun-montijo.pt/pt/conteudos/juntas+de+freguesia/montijo/Resenha+Hist%C3%B3rica+-+Freguesia+do+Montijo.htm |title=Resenha Histórica |location=Montijo, Portugal |year=2012 |accessdate=27 August 2013 |publisher=Câmara Municipal de Montijo |editor=Câmara Municipal}}</ref> Yet, the first historical references date to the 12th century, in 1186, with the donations of religious and hereditary lands to Paio Peres, that initiated formal occupation.<ref name=CMHistoria/> |
Paleolithic vestiges of human settlement suggest that the region was occupied into the pre-history.<ref name="CMHistoria">{{cite web |url=http://www.mun-montijo.pt/pt/conteudos/juntas+de+freguesia/montijo/Resenha+Hist%C3%B3rica+-+Freguesia+do+Montijo.htm |title=Resenha Histórica |location=Montijo, Portugal |year=2012 |accessdate=27 August 2013 |publisher=Câmara Municipal de Montijo |editor=Câmara Municipal}}</ref> Yet, the first historical references date to the 12th century, in 1186, with the donations of religious and hereditary lands to Paio Peres, that initiated formal occupation.<ref name=CMHistoria/> |
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Initially, the settlement was a constituted of poor hovels, that were villages for fishermen and farmers, but by the 14th century, the area had developed into a sizeable centre, with its own church, dedicated to São Sebastião. |
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During the reigns of [[Afonso IV of Portugal|Afonso IV]], [[Pedro of Portugal|Pedro]] and [[Fernando of Portugal|Fernando]], Montijo was awarded various privileges that [[John I of Portugal|John I]] later confirmed in 1385.<ref name=CMHistoria/> For a long time, the place formed one ecclesiastical parish with neighboring Alcochete, whose seat was in the village of Santa Maria de Sabonha, in the parish of São Francisco.<ref name=CMHistoria/> On 15 September 1514, [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manual I]] conceded a [[foral]] (''charter''), which was quickly renewed on 17 January 1515, with Alcochete.<ref name=CMHistoria/> |
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In 1539, the centres separated resulting in administrative autonomy.<ref name=CMHistoria/> The grand postmaster, Luís Afonso, established his seat in the south in 1533, due to its geographic conditions and close proximity to Spain and southern Porutgal. A year earlier, [[John III of Portugal|John III]] had registered the title to the village of ''Aldea Galega''.<ref name=CMHistoria/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 23:10, 27 August 2013
Template:Geobox Montijo is a civil parish in municipality of Montijo in central part of Portugal. In 2004, the population of the parish was 25,719 inhabitants in an area of approximately 26.34 square kilometres (10.17 sq mi).[1]
History
Paleolithic vestiges of human settlement suggest that the region was occupied into the pre-history.[2] Yet, the first historical references date to the 12th century, in 1186, with the donations of religious and hereditary lands to Paio Peres, that initiated formal occupation.[2]
Initially, the settlement was a constituted of poor hovels, that were villages for fishermen and farmers, but by the 14th century, the area had developed into a sizeable centre, with its own church, dedicated to São Sebastião.
During the reigns of Afonso IV, Pedro and Fernando, Montijo was awarded various privileges that John I later confirmed in 1385.[2] For a long time, the place formed one ecclesiastical parish with neighboring Alcochete, whose seat was in the village of Santa Maria de Sabonha, in the parish of São Francisco.[2] On 15 September 1514, Manual I conceded a foral (charter), which was quickly renewed on 17 January 1515, with Alcochete.[2]
In 1539, the centres separated resulting in administrative autonomy.[2] The grand postmaster, Luís Afonso, established his seat in the south in 1533, due to its geographic conditions and close proximity to Spain and southern Porutgal. A year earlier, John III had registered the title to the village of Aldea Galega.[2]
References
- ^ Soares, Nuno Pires (2004), Uma População Que Se Urbaniza, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades (in Portugese), Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal)
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Câmara Municipal, ed. (2012). "Resenha Histórica". Montijo, Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Montijo. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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