The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used.
The Portalegre Football Association is the district governing body for the all football competitions in the Portuguese district of Portalegre. It is also the regulator of the clubs registered in the district.
Portalegre District is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.
Arronches is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,165, in an area of 314.65 km2.
Infante Afonso of Portugal was a Portuguese infante (prince), the second son of King Afonso III of Portugal and his second wife Beatrice of Castile. He was titled Lord of Portalegre, Castelo de Vide, Arronches, Marvão and Lourinhã.
The Battle of Ameixial, was fought on 8 June 1663, near the village of Santa Vitória do Ameixial, some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Estremoz, between Spanish and Portuguese as part of the Portuguese Restoration War. In Spain, the battle is better known as the Battle of Estremoz.
DomMichael of Braganza was a Portuguese infante, illegitimate son of King Pedro II of Portugal and of the French lady Anne Armande Pastre de Verger. Miguel was recognized by his half brother, King John V of Portugal, who demanded he should be regarded as his brother. He was born in Lisbon on 15 October 1699 and died drowned in the Tagus River on 13 January 1724.
The Treaty of Badajoz was signed in Badajoz on 16 February 1267 between King Alfonso X of Castile and King Afonso III of Portugal. Both signatories agreed to establish lines of mutual assistance and friendship. Based on the terms of the accord, Alfonso X surrendered all rights to the Kingdom of the Algarve, which included the service of fifty knights. Moreover, he commanded his lieutenants to surrender the castles they controlled in Algarve to the Kingdom of Portugal. Despite all this, Alfonso X still continued to use the title king of the Algarve even though it was probably used in reference to the territory of Niebla. Both signatories agreed to use the Guadiana River from Elvas and Badajoz to Ayamonte on the Atlantic Ocean as the boundary line separating Castile and Portugal. This, in turn, forced Portugal to surrender Aracena, Moura, Serpa, and Aroche located east of the boundary line. North of the boundary line, Portugal was able to maintain Arronches, Alegrete, and Elvas, but was forced to capitulate Valencia de Alcántara and Marvão.
The Caia is a river in the Iberian Peninsula, a tributary to the Guadiana. It is one of the main water courses in the Portalegre District, Portugal. Portugal does not recognise the border between the Caia and Ribeira de Cuncos River deltas, since the beginning of the 1801 occupation of Olivenza by Spain. This territory, though under de facto Spanish occupation, remains a de jure part of Portugal, consequently no border is henceforth recognised in this area.
Count of Miranda do Corvo was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated from 21 March 1611, by King Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain, and granted to Dom Henrique de Sousa Tavares.
The noble title of Marquis de Arronches was created on 27 April 1674 by D. Afonso VI of Portugal for Henrique de Sousa Tavares, 3º conde de Miranda do Corvo. The heir presumptive to the title is the only male descendant of the family, D. Pedro Vasques Milhinhos, who due to primogeniture will be the only one eligible to succeed D. Aires Manuel to the title.
The Palace of the Marquesses of Fronteira is a Portuguese palace located in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Battle of La Gudiña, Battle of Val Gudina, or Battle of Campo Maior, was fought on 7 May 1709 near Arronches between the Spanish Bourbon army of Extremadura, under the Marquis de Bay, and the Portuguese and British, under the Huguenot Earl of Galway and the Marquis of Fronteira. This battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Anglo-Portuguese army, 4,000-5,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or captured, while the Spanish had only 400 soldiers dead or wounded.
The Castle of Arronches, is a Portuguese medieval castle in civil parish of Assunção, in the municipality of Arronches, in the district of Portalegre.
Álvaro Núñez de Lara was a Castilian nobleman, the son of Juan Núñez I de Lara, head of the House of Lara, and his first wife, Teresa Álvarez de Azagra.
The Sousa family is an ancient Portuguese noble family. It is considered to be one of the eldest and most noble houses in the Kingdom of Portugal.
The Castle of Marvão is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Marvão, in the municipality of Marvão, Portuguese district of Portalegre.
D. Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira was a Portuguese nobleman, military man, historian, and politician.
D. João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões, 4th Marquis of Arronches and 8th Count of Miranda do Corvo was a Portuguese nobleman and politician. He was the marshal general of the Portuguese Army, which he commanded during the War of the Oranges.
Sport Arronches e Benfica, commonly known as Arronches e Benfica, is a Portuguese sports club from Arronches, Portalegre District, and an affiliated club of Benfica. The club was founded on 1 April 1939. It currently plays at the Estádio Municipal Francisco Palmeiro, which also hosts youth teams and the AC Arronches.
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