Barqueiros

Barqueiros is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,957,[1] in an area of 8.07 km².[2] Barqueiros has an annual festival known as Festa da Senhora das Necessidades, which is considered one of the most impressive festivals of the province of Minho, held annually on September 6, 7 and 8.[3][4][5]

Barqueiros
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Barqueiros Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.481°N 8.717°W / 41.481; -8.717
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Cávado
District	Braga
Municipality	Barcelos
Area
• Total	8.07 km^2 (3.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,957
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.barqueiros.pt

Barqueiros became daily news in Portugal in the 1980s due to mass protests by the citizens of Barqueiros against the mining of Kaolin. This became known in Portugal as the Guerra dos Caulinos. The conflict dragged on through the 1980s until it finally escalated resulting in the shooting death of 20-year-old José Carlos Manhente Simões on June 26, 1989 by GNR forces (Guarda Nacional Republicana).[6][7]

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. "Freguesias" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
4. "JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE BARQUEIROS" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
5. "FESTA DA SENHORA DAS NECESSIDADES" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 March 2013.
6. "Guerra dos Caulinos" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
7. "Barqueiros June 1989 Guerra dos Caulinos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 March 2013.