Thursday, March 2, 2023

ALEGRETE (PORTUGAL)

 


ALEGRETE
N 39º 14' 23''; W 7º 19' 24''

Alegrete is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Portalegre, in the Alentejo region, with an area of ​​87.38 km² and 1,746 inhabitants (2011). Its population density is 20 inhabitants / km². Inserted in the Serra de São Mamede Natural Park, at an altitude of 500 m, it is located about 2 km from the right bank of the Alegrete stream, characterized by an enormous geological, landscape, fauna, and floristic diversity.
In the 8th century, Alegrete was conquered and occupied by the Moors, who would only abandon it in 1160.
King D. Afonso III (1248-1279), upon finding this town quite decimated by the successive battles that had fought in it, began a process of reconstruction, which aimed at its rebuilding.
During the following centuries, Alegrete and his castle were subjected to numerous attacks.
In 1475, during the reign of D. Afonso V, the Castilian Afonso Monroy conquered the village, having been retaken two years later by the then prince D. João, future King D. João II.
On December 7, 1826, during the civil war that opposed liberals and absolutists, it is in Alegrete that the forces led by the Count of Vila Flor defeat the forces that were heading for Vila Viçosa, under the command of Brigadier Magessy.






































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