Mourão

1223

Transfer of Possession

Sancho II of Portugal donated to Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospillitar)

03/04/1283

Transfer of Possession

Afonzo X gives to Beatriz of Castile

03/12/1284

Transfer of Possession

Beatriz of Castile gifted Mourão to Raimundo de Cardona

1285

Transfer of Possession

Between 1285 and 1288 Sancho IV gave the village to Teresa Gil de Riba di Vizela, his lover and aunt to the future second cont of Barcelos

1313

Transfer of Possession

Following the death of Teresa Gil de Riba de Vizela in 1307, Dinis I donates to Raimundo de Cordona and his wife Beatriz, not allowed to build fortifications

04/19/1317

Transfer of Possession

Raimundo de Cardona sold to Martim Silvestre, merchant from Monsaraz, for £ 11,000

05/15/1317

Transfer of Possession

Dinis I ordered Martim Silvestre to sell Mourão to him for the same amount it was originally purchased for

1226

Reconstruction Date

Reconstruction followed the first charter granted to Mourão

05/15/1317

Reconstruction Date

Dinis I of Portugal had the original castle renovated - 3 towers added - following its resale

1343

Reconstruction Date

Current castle constructed under Afonso IV of Portugal (work by Joao Alfonso)

1498

Reconstruction Date

Reconstruction campaign under Manuel I of Portugal. A contract names Francisco de Arruda as a stone master of the works.

700

Muslim Conquest

Little known about site before the Christian re-conquest - reconquest implies an initial Muslim conquest of the site

1166

Christian Reconquest

Afonso I of Portugal retook the region

1200

Contested Sovereignty

Disputed sovereignty between Portugal and Leon

1226

Charter

D. Goncalo Viegas granted the first charter letter to Mourão to encourage its settlement and defense

1254

Charter

Afonso III of Portugal granted Mourão a new charter

08/10/1271

Treaty

Given to Afonzo X of Leon and Castile by an agreement signed in Murcia on 08/10/1271 and confirmed on 03/11/1281 in San Esteban de Gormaz

1296

Charter

Dinis I of Portugal grants Mourão a charter

1297

Treaty of Alcanizes

Denis I of Portugal passes treaty of Alcanizes, returned to Portuguese rule

1298

Charter

Dinis I of Portugal confirmed the charter and confirmed Teresa Gil de Riba de Vizela as landlord

1510

Foral Novo Charter

Mourão was the first to receive the Foral Novo from Manuel I of Portugal