Lapela

1423

Transfer of Possession

Joao I of Portugal donated Lapela to Vasco Fernandes Pacheco

1130

Date of Known Existance

Lourenço de Abreu built a "primitive" castle on the site, although it is possible that this was a reconstruction and that an older stronghold existed prior to the Christian Reconquest

1130

Original Construction Date

Lourenço de Abreu built a "primitive" castle on the site, although it is possible that this was a reconstruction and that an older stronghold existed prior to the Christian Reconquest

1357

Reconstruction Date

New castle constructed during the reign of Pedro I of Portugal and completed during the reign of Fernando I of Portugal

1495

Reconstruction Date

Manuel I of Portugal sponsors a rebuilding campaign

1208

Charter

(With a charter?) Sancho I of Portugal orders the site to be repopulated

1500

Charter

A 16th century charter (Fortalezas does not say if this is the Foral Novo) aims at resettling Lapela