Terena

1385

Transfer of Possession

Donation of the village to Order of Avis by Joao I of Portugal; dates uncertain

Date of Known Existance

(No Date) First occupation dates to prehistory

1380

Date of Known Existance

Confirmed existence of castle and barbican under Fernando I of Portugal; contested construction date of the castle

1385

Reconstruction Date

Likely reconstruction period followed the donation to the Order of Avis

1481

Reconstruction Date

Reconstruction efforts under Joao II of Portugal and Manuel I of Portugal

1514

Reconstruction Date

The keep was remodeled by Francisco de Arruda, changing the access system by building a barbican

1262

Charter

Charter for Afonso III; "High Guadiana" as a key frontier region with the border of Castile; no previous records on the site

1512

Foral Novo Charter

Manuel I of Portugal grants Terena the Foral Novo