Campo Maior

1220 - 1260

Transfer of Possession

Donated to the Diocese of Badajoz some time after its liberation from Muslim forces

Date of Known Existance

(No Date) First settled by Gallo-Celtic peoples

05/31/1255

Reconstruction Date

Raised to a village by Afonso X of Castile and Leon

1310

Reconstruction Date

Reconstructed under Dinis I of Portugal following granting of a charter

1481

Reconstruction Date

Enlarged defenses, creation of fence around entire town during the reign of Joao II of Portugal

1495

Reconstruction Date

Continued reconstruction efforts under Manuel I

Roman Conquest

(No Date / Date Issue) Romans conquered original settlement

500 - 700

Other Conquest

Visigoth Conquest (dates relative to others in the Portuguese region)

700 - 1219

Muslim Conquest

Muslim controlled region (assumed start date based on regional dates)

1219

Christian Reconquest

Reconquered by Perez de Badajoz "family riders" (Kingdom of Castile and Leon)

1295

Other Conquest

Conquered by Portuguese forces

1383 - 12/30/1388

Succession Crisis

Governor attempts to undermine Beatriz of Portugal during Crisis of Succession; placed under siege by forces of Joao I of Portugal; returned to Portuguese control

1260

Charter

First charter dates to 1260. Granted by the Bishop of the Diocese of Badajoz, Don Pedro Perez. Included coat of arms with the figure of Our Lady with a lamb and the motto "Sigillum Capituli Pacensis"

05/31/1297

Treaty of Alcanizes

Brought into the dominion of Dinis I in the Treaty of Alcanizes with Fernando IV of Leon and Castile

1310

Charter

Dinis I of Portugal grants Campo Maior a charter

06/01/1521

Foral Novo Charter

Manuel I of Portugal grants the Foral Novo charter