Gavião () 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 ...

municipality in the

District of Portalegre Portalegre District ( pt, Distrito de Portalegre ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre. As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. Municipalities The district is composed of 15 mu ...

, in the historical region of

Alentejo Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alent ...

. The population in 2011 was 4,132, in an area of 294.59 km². The municipality is bounded by

Mação Mação () is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,338, in an area of 399.98 km². The present Mayor is Vasco António Mendonça Sequeira Estrela, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The muni ...

to the West and North, Nisa to the East, Crato to the Southeast,

Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Ec ...

to the Southwest and

Abrantes Abrantes () is a concelho, municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal, central Médio Tejo Subregion, Médio Tejo subregion of Portugal. The population was 39,325, in an area of . The municipality includes several parishes divided by the Tagus ...

to the West. Gavião received a ''

foral 200px, Foral of Castro Verde - Portugal The word ''foral'' ({{IPA-pt, fuˈɾaɫ, eu, plural: ''forais'') is a noun derived from the Portuguese word ''foro'', ultimately from Latin ''forum'', equivalent to Spanish ''fuero'', Galician ''foro'', Ca ...

'' from

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

Manuel I of Portugal Manuel I (; 31 May 146913 December 1521), known as the Fortunate ( pt, O Venturoso), was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II of Portugal, a ...

on November the 23rd of 1519, nowadays, that day is celebrated as municipal holiday.

Parishes

The municipality is composed of 4 parishes: * Belver * Comenda *

Gavião e Atalaia Gavião e Atalaia is a civil parish in the municipality of Gavião, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Gavião and Atalaia. The population in 2011 was 1,747,Margem Margem is a civil parish in the municipality of Gavião, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 811,Eusébio Leão Francisco Eusébio Lourenço Leão (2 February 1864 – 21 November 1926) was a Portuguese physician and republican politician. Biography He was born in Gavião, Portalegre. He was trained as a physician in the Lisbon Medico-Surgical Schoo ...

(1864–1926) a Portuguese physician and republican politician. *

José Adriano Pequito Rebelo José Adriano Pequito Rebelo (born 21 May 1892 in Gavião, Portugal – died 22 January 1983 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer, politician and aviator. Early life Born into a monarchist family, Pequito Rebelo studied law at University of Coimbra ...

(1892–1983) a writer, politician and aviator. *

Francisco Rolão Preto Francisco de Barcelos Rolão Preto, GCIH (12 February 1893, Gavião – 18 December 1977, Hospital do Desterro, Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician, journalist, and leader of the Portuguese National Syndicalists Movement (MNS), a fascist or ...

(1893–1977) a Portuguese politician, journalist and fascist leader

References

External links

Photos from Gavião
Populated places in Portalegre District Municipalities of Portalegre District People from Gavião, Portugal {{Portalegre-geo-stub