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Carvalheira is a
Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...
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freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Por ...
'' ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of
Terras de Bouro Terras de Bouro () is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,253, in an area of 277.46 km². It is bordered to the north by Ponte da Barca and Spain, to the east by Montalegre, to the south by Vieira ...
in the district of
Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
. The population in 2021 was 292, in an area of 9.93 km2.


History

In the inquiries of
Afonso II Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. ...
in 1220, Carvalheira was referred to as "Sancto Pelagio de Carvaleira", and was a "reguengo", i.e. the King's land, which was rented for agricultural products. In 1258, in the inquiries of
Afonso III Afonso III (; rare English alternatives: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse''), or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin), the Boulonnais ( Port. ''o Bolonhês''), King of Portugal ( ...
, the parish was referred to as "Sancti Pelagii de Carvaleira". It was described as being a rich land that produced onions, garlic, wheat, barley, chestnuts, honey and wax, some wine, goats, piglets as well as butter. Its inhabitants were obliged to defend the border in Portela do Homem and to deliver wood and boards to assist with building the castle of Bouro.


References

{{authority control Parishes of Terras de Bouro