Souto Maior (other)
Souto Maior may refer to: * Souto Maior (Sabrosa), a civil parish in Sabrosa Municipality, Portugal * Souto Maior (Trancoso), a civil parish in Trancoso Municipality, Portugal See also *Sotomayor Sotomayor is a Galician language, Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court justice In arts and entertainment * Carlos Sotomayor (1911–1988), Chilean painter * Chris Sotomayor, artist who wo ...

Souto Maior (Sabrosa)
Souto Maior may refer to: * Souto Maior (Sabrosa), a civil parish in Sabrosa Municipality, Portugal * Souto Maior (Trancoso), a civil parish in Trancoso Municipality, Portugal See also *Sotomayor Sotomayor is a Galician language, Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court justice In arts and entertainment * Carlos Sotomayor (1911–1988), Chilean painter * Chris Sotomayor, artist who wo ...

Sabrosa Municipality
Sabrosa () is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,361, in an area of 156.92 km². History Although the municipality was established on 6 November 1945, the history of the region extends back to vestiges from different tribes and groups that lived in area, remoting to the pre-historic period. During this period ancient Neolithic tribes constructed dolmen funerary structures, such as the ''Mamoa 1 de Madorras'' in the Serra da Padrela (Arcã), a monumental, yet well-preserved tomb. Also, the Castro culture of the Iron Age resulted in many of these stone fortifications scattered throughout the municipality; castros like the Castro of Sancha, Castelo dos Mouros or Castro de São Domingos de Provesende, are located in sights of good visibility and natural defences, reinforced by the construction of moats and walls. The Castro of Sabrosa was actually adopted by the Romans, who left behind coins and a stone inscription d ...
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Souto Maior (Trancoso)
Souto Maior may refer to: * Souto Maior (Sabrosa), a civil parish in Sabrosa Municipality, Portugal * Souto Maior (Trancoso), a civil parish in Trancoso Municipality, Portugal See also *Sotomayor Sotomayor is a Galician language, Galician surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court justice In arts and entertainment * Carlos Sotomayor (1911–1988), Chilean painter * Chris Sotomayor, artist who wo ...

Trancoso Municipality, Portugal
Trancoso () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 9,878, in an area of . The city (cidade) population is about 3.000. The municipality is located in the District of Guarda, Region Centro, sub-region Beira Interior Norte. The present Mayor is Amilcar Salvador. The municipal holiday is May 29. Principal monument: Castle of Trancoso. The municipality is served by the Vila Franca das Naves train station on the Beira Alta line from Pampilhosa to the Spanish border. Trancoso is well known as the place where the 16th-century poet and shoemaker António Gonçalves de Bandarra lived and made his prophetic texts. A statue of him was erected in front of the city hall. Trancoso is also the birthplace of Isaac Cardoso, born in 1603 or 1604. He was a renowned Jewish author, philosopher, and physicist. Cardoso died in Verona in 1683. His parents were members of the extensive Marrano community in Trancoso that left behind 300 Hebrew inscriptions. ...
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