Vila Real (Olivença)
Villarreal (Spanish) or Vila Real (Portuguese) is a village located on the Guadiana river on the disputed section of the Portugal–Spain border, in front of the fortified villages of Juromenha and Alandroal. Historically it belonged not as now to Olivenza, but to Juromenha, and was called Aldeia da Ribeira. With the usurpation of Olivenza, up to the edge of the Gaudiana, the town was annexed by Spain, and incorporated into the municipality of Olivenza.[1]
Villarreal | |
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| Coordinates: 38°43′34.5″N 7°12′48.7″W | |
| Country | Disputed: |
| Status within Spain | Extremadura |
| Status within Portugal | Alandroal |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 87 |
History
In the thirteenth century, King Sancho I of Portugal awarded the village to the military Order of Aviz, with Gonçalo Viegas being the commander of the area.
References
- Corographia portugueza e descripçam topographica do famoso Reyno de Portugal, Tomo II, page 626, Padre António Carvalho da Costa, 1708
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