Castelo Mendo

06/01/1202

Date of Known Existance

First documentation of village and castle in a document referring to goods owned by the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora. Seal of the municipality shows a castle with three towers and a caption "SIG(illum) CONCILLI / / CASTRO MENENDI"

03/15/1229

Reconstruction Date

Sometime after Sancho II's 1229 charter, a stone bridge was built to consecrate the terms of the charter

09/13/1297

Reconstruction Date

Following the signing of the Alcanizes Treaty, Dinis I of Portugal had Castelo Mendo repaired. The second wall dates to this period, as does the keep

1367

Reconstruction Date

Possible repairs during the reign of Fernando I of Portugal, which included the widening of the second wall

03/15/1229

Charter

Sancho II of Portugal granted Castelo Mendo a charter, passed in Vila do Douro. This document confirms that the upper wall of the village was built prior to 1229.

12/16/1281

Charter

Dinis I of Portugal confirmed a charter to the village establishing a "Free Trade Fair" two days after it was signed to be held in Devessa

09/12/1297

Treaty of Alcanizes

Definitive possession of the territory by Portugal established in the Alcanizes Treaty

1387

Charter

Because of the significant decline in population at Castelo Mendo, João I of Portugal implanted a group of settlers towards the beginning of his reign

1510

Foral Novo Charter

Manuel I of Portugal grants the Foral Novo to Castelo Mendo