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Vimieiro is a village and former civil parish (''
Salazar was born in Vimieiro on 28 April 1889. He died on 27 July 1970 and was buried in Vimieiro, according to his wishes, with his body being carried by a special train from Lisbon. In August 2019, after years of discussion, a start was made on developing a study centre in Vimieiro about the ''Estado Novo''. The centre was planned to be officially named the ''Centro Interpretativo do Estado Novo'' (''Estado Novo'' Interpretation Centre), but it attracted considerable opposition, with opponents labelling it as the "Salazar Museum". Opposition was expressed in Portugal'’s parliament, with politicians arguing that it would be "an insult to the victims of the dictatorship". Others thought that it would turn Vimieiro into a right-wing pilgrimage site. The centre was planned to operate in the former primary school of Vimieiro, known as the ''Escola Cantina Salazar'', which had been disused for a long time and is a short distance from Salazar's birthplace.
There is a street named after Salazar in Vimieiro and his birthplace, on that street, still exists, although it is not open to the public. Both the house and the school are listed buildings.
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 Portuguese over ...
'') in the Portuguese municipality of Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão () is a city and a municipality in the Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 11,597, in an area of 111.95 km2. The city proper has a population of 3,300.
The present mayor is Leonel Gouveia, elected in 2013 ...
in the Viseu District
The Districts of Portugal, District of Viseu ( ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 24 municipalities:
* Armamar Municipality, Armamar
* Carregal d ...
. Since the administrative reorganization of Portuguese sub-municipalities (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 Portuguese over ...
s) in 2012/2013, it has been part of the sub-municipality of 'Óvoa en Vimieiro'. In 2011 it had 804 residents. It is best known as the birthplace and resting place of the dictator under the '' Estado Novo'' regime, António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Portugal's President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal, President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1 ...
.
History
During theNapoleonic Wars
{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Napoleonic Wars
, partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
, image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg
, caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...
on the Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprisin ...
French troops under General André Masséna
André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli (; born Andrea Massena; 6 May 1758 – 4 April 1817), was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshal of the ...
passed through Vimieiro in 1810, heading south towards the Portuguese capital of Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...
. The population, among other things, destroyed the bridge over the Dão River
Dão () is a Portugal, Portuguese river that originates in the plateau regions of Trancoso-Aguiar da Beira in the Eirado parish, Aguiar da Beira Municipality, Guarda District, and varies between in elevation.
It flows in a general northeast&nda ...
to delay the advance.
Salazar was born in Vimieiro on 28 April 1889. He died on 27 July 1970 and was buried in Vimieiro, according to his wishes, with his body being carried by a special train from Lisbon. In August 2019, after years of discussion, a start was made on developing a study centre in Vimieiro about the ''Estado Novo''. The centre was planned to be officially named the ''Centro Interpretativo do Estado Novo'' (''Estado Novo'' Interpretation Centre), but it attracted considerable opposition, with opponents labelling it as the "Salazar Museum". Opposition was expressed in Portugal'’s parliament, with politicians arguing that it would be "an insult to the victims of the dictatorship". Others thought that it would turn Vimieiro into a right-wing pilgrimage site. The centre was planned to operate in the former primary school of Vimieiro, known as the ''Escola Cantina Salazar'', which had been disused for a long time and is a short distance from Salazar's birthplace.
There is a street named after Salazar in Vimieiro and his birthplace, on that street, still exists, although it is not open to the public. Both the house and the school are listed buildings.
References
Populated places in Viseu District Former parishes of Santa Comba Dão António de Oliveira Salazar {{Viseu-geo-stub