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==History==
==History==
The settlement of Alfândega da Fé was founded sometime in the 7th century.<ref name="SIPA">{{citation |url=http://www.monumentos.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=19680 |title=Castelo de Alfândega da Fé (IPA.00019680/PT010401020114) |publisher=SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico |editor=SIPA |location=Lisbon, Portugal |language=Portuguese |first=Paula |last=Figueiredo |year=2003 |accessdate=28 March 2016}}</ref>


On 8 May 1234, King D. [[Denis of Portugal|Dinis]] issued a [[foral]] to the settlement, and it functioned as an autonomous town to 1294.<ref name=SIPA/>
The settlement of Alfândega da Fé was founded sometime in the 7th century.


In 1320, in the ''Chronicle of Rui de Pina'', King Dinis ordered the construction of the castle, ordering its location on the top of the ''Cabeço de São Miguel''.<ref name=SIPA/>
On 8 May 1234, King D. [[Denis of Portugal|Dinis]] issued a [[foral]] to the settlement, and it functioned as an autonomous town to 1294.


On 1 June 1510, King D. [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manuel I]] ceded a new foral to the settlement.<ref name=SIPA/>
In 1320, in the ''Chronicle of Rui de Pina'', King Dinis ordered the construction of the castle, ordering its location on the top of the ''Cabeço de São Miguel''.


Records from Father Carvalho da Costa, dating from 1706, suggest that the population hovered around 150 "neighbours".<ref name=SIPA/>
On 1 June 1510, King D. [[Manuel I of Portugal|Manuel I]] ceded a new foral to the settlement.


In 1855, the settlement was part of the [[Comarca]] of [[Moncorvo]], but was de-annexed in that year.<ref name=SIPA/>
Records from Father Carvalho da Costa, dating from 1706, suggest that the population hovered around 150 "neighbours".


On 24 October 1895, the municipality of Alfândega da Fé was extinguished, and its parishes were distributed to the municipalities of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Vila Flor, Moncorvo and Mogadouro.<ref name=SIPA/> The lasted for a short time, and on 13 January 1898, the municipality was reconstituted.<ref name=SIPA/>
In 1855, the settlement was part of the [[Comarca]] of [[Moncorvo]], but was de-annexed in that year.


On 18 October 1994, there was a proposal to classify the old castle structure as a ''Imóvel de Interesse Público'', under the Municipal Director Plan (PDM), but the structure never attained its heritage classification.<ref name=SIPA/>
On 24 October 1895, the municipality of Alfândega da Fé was extinguished, and its parishes were distributed to the municipalities of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Vila Flor, Moncorvo and Mogadouro. The lasted for a short time, and on 13 January 1898, the municipality was reconstituted.

On 18 October 1994, there was a proposal to classify the old castle structure as a ''Imóvel de Interesse Público'', under the Municipal Director Plan (PDM), but the structure never attained its heritage classification.


==References==
==References==

===Notes===
===Notes===

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===Sources===
===Sources===

* {{citation |last=Vilares |first=João Baptista |title=Monografia do Concelho de Alfândega da Fé |location=Porto, Portugal |year=1926 |language=Portuguese}}
* {{citation |last=Vilares |first=João Baptista |title=Monografia do Concelho de Alfândega da Fé |location=Porto, Portugal |year=1926 |language=Portuguese}}

Revision as of 21:30, 28 March 2016

Template:Geobox The Castle of Alfândega da Fé (Template:Lang-pt) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alfândega da Fé, municipality of Alfândega da Fé, in the Portuguese district of Bragança.

History

The settlement of Alfândega da Fé was founded sometime in the 7th century.[1]

On 8 May 1234, King D. Dinis issued a foral to the settlement, and it functioned as an autonomous town to 1294.[1]

In 1320, in the Chronicle of Rui de Pina, King Dinis ordered the construction of the castle, ordering its location on the top of the Cabeço de São Miguel.[1]

On 1 June 1510, King D. Manuel I ceded a new foral to the settlement.[1]

Records from Father Carvalho da Costa, dating from 1706, suggest that the population hovered around 150 "neighbours".[1]

In 1855, the settlement was part of the Comarca of Moncorvo, but was de-annexed in that year.[1]

On 24 October 1895, the municipality of Alfândega da Fé was extinguished, and its parishes were distributed to the municipalities of Macedo de Cavaleiros, Vila Flor, Moncorvo and Mogadouro.[1] The lasted for a short time, and on 13 January 1898, the municipality was reconstituted.[1]

On 18 October 1994, there was a proposal to classify the old castle structure as a Imóvel de Interesse Público, under the Municipal Director Plan (PDM), but the structure never attained its heritage classification.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Figueiredo, Paula (2003), SIPA (ed.), Castelo de Alfândega da Fé (IPA.00019680/PT010401020114) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 28 March 2016

Sources

  • Vilares, João Baptista (1926), Monografia do Concelho de Alfândega da Fé (in Portuguese), Porto, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)