Proença-a-Nova
Proença-a-Nova | |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | June 13 |
Website | http://www.cm-proencanova.pt |
Proença-a-Nova (Portuguese pronunciation:
The present mayor is João Lobo. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (
- Montes da Senhora
- Proença-a-Nova e Peral
- São Pedro do Esteval
- Sobreira Formosa e Alvito da Beira
- Figueira
History
Proença-a-Nova traces its origins to
The name Cortiçada was abandoned in C.XVI in favour of Proença. Cortiçada perhaps related to the abundant production of cork oak (cortiça) or the number of tenement houses (colmeias) that had been of great importance in the region.
"The town of Proença, situated nine leagues (35km) north of [[Crato, Portugal |Crato]], and seven (23km) west of Castelo Branco, was chartered by King Afonzo III of Portugal (1248-1279). The population was 150." (Padre C. da Costa, in Portuguese Corografia)."
Until the date of its first charter, by Afonso III, little is known about the village of Proença but it is believed that farming the low, fertile, well irrigated lands and hunting the abundant wildlife were the most important ways of subsistence.
The origin of name Proença-a-Nova (New Province) is unclear. The philological scholar
The population was primitive until being given to the Monks of the Order of the Hospitallers, who collaborated with the first Kings to stabilise and defend the new lands. In 1244, the Prior of the Hospitallers, Frei Rodrigo Egídio, gave Proenca its first charter, a document of great importance establishing the general duties for its inhabitants and a guarantee of defense of rights.
In 1512 the first Proença charter was updated under the rule of King Manuel I of Portugal.
After the abdication of
Notable people
- Pedro da Fonseca (1528 in Proença-a-Nova – 1599) a Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian who worked on logic and metaphysics.[4]
- Bernardo Tavares (born 1980 in Proença-a-Nova) a Portuguese football manager,
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 102" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 06. 1909. .