Vila ViÃ§osa

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Vila Viçosa is a small town ( Vila ) and a circle ( concelho ) in Portugal with 8293 inhabitants (as at 30 June 2011). The place is famous for its palace and for his significant marble deposits.

History

The surroundings of Vila Viçosa was settled by the Celts and later the Romans. The region was part of the Visigoth kingdom and was later conquered by the Moors. In 1217 it came to the reconquest ( Reconquista ) and King Alfonso III. Vila Viçosa gave the city rights in 1270. In the early 14th century, King Dionysius I had a castle build.

1461 the region came under the rule of the royal family of Bragança. 1507 Palace of Bragança family was completed. When Earl João Bragança in 1640 proclaimed King John IV of Portugal, the family moved to Lisbon to Bragança and took advantage of the huge palace in Vila Viçosa only as a summer residence. This Vila Viçosa lost in view of the great policy importance.

Management

Circle

Vila Viçosa is the administrative seat of the homonymous district. The neighboring districts are (clockwise starting from the north ): Elvas, Alandroal, Redondo and Borba.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) lying in circle Vila Viçosa:

Bencatel
Ciladas
Conceição
Pardais
São Bartolomeu

The communities Conceição and São Bartolomeu will merge as planned from the autumn 2013 to the new community of Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu.

Demographics

Local holiday

Economy

The mining of marble and its further processing is the most important sector of the circle dar. Tourism is another important economic factor dar. In addition, agriculture is mentioned.

Sons and daughters of the town

Fadrique de Portugal ( † 1539), Archbishop of Zaragoza, Viceroy of Catalonia
Martim Afonso de Sousa (about 1500-1571 ), aristocratic and military mariners, first governor of Brazil
Publia Hortensia de Castro (1548-1595), humanist writer and philosopher
Francisco de Lucena (1578-1643), who were executed diplomat and politician, Prime Minister 1640-1642
John IV (1604-1656), King of Portugal 1640-1656
António de Oliveira de Cadornega (1623-1690), military and historian who worked mainly in Angola
Teodósio de Bragança (1634-1653), Prince of Brazil, prematurely deceased heir, son of Johann IV
Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Inocêncio (1726-1780), military and colonial administrator, Governor of Angola 1764-1772
Henrique Pousão (1859-1884), painter
Florbela Espanca (1894-1930), writer
Bento de Jesus Caraça (1901-1948), mathematician, university professor and communist activist
Eduardo António Lobo Vilela (1902-1966), geographer, educator, author and politician
Tulio Espanca (1913-1993), art historian and author, cousin Florbela Espancas
Nuno Portas ( born 1934 ), architect
Fernando Matos Silva ( born 1940 ), film director

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