Evoramonte, or Évora-monte, (officially spelled ''Évora Monte'') is a

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in the

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Estremoz Estremoz () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,318, in an area of 513.80 km². The city Estremoz itself had a population of 7,682 in 2001. It is located in the Alentejo region. History The region around Estremoz ...

in the Alentejo Central subregion of

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. The population in 2011 was 569,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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History

Distinguished by its historic

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, the territory was founded in 1160. The parish of Evoramonte was issued a foral (''charter'') in 1248 by King D Afonso III, with further administrative privileges granted in 1271. The town was fortified in 1306 on the order of

King Dinis Denis (, ; 9 October 1261 – 7 January 1325 in Santarém), called the Farmer King (''Rei Lavrador'') and the Poet King (''Rei Poeta''), was King of Portugal. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile, and ...

. Around 1801, there were approximately 2661 inhabitants in the municipality of Evoramonte, an area that included approximately . At that time, the municipality included five parishes: Evoramonte, São Pedro, São Bento do Mato, Freixo and Vidigão. After the administrative reforms that started with beginnings of Liberalism, the parish of Santa Justa was annexed to the municipal authority. In 1849, there were 3030 inhabitants in a territory of .

It was on 26 May 1834, that the historical ''Convenção de Evoramonte'' (''

Concession of Evoramonte The Concession of Evoramonte, also known as the Convention of Evoramonte,Smith, p. 398 was a document signed on 26 May 1834, in Evoramonte, in Alentejo, between the Constitutionalists and the Miguelites, that ended the period of civil war (182 ...

'') was signed between the forces of Queen

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(under her father Peter IV), and the forces of Miguel I, ending the

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between liberal and absolutist forces. Consequently, Miguel was forced into exile The municipality of Évora Monte was extinguished in the reforms of 1855, and its territory partitioned among the neighboring municipalities of

Évora Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District. Due to its well-preserved old to ...

, Arraiolos, and Redondo. The possession of the House of Braganza, it was a municipality until the 19th century.

References

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