Barroso or Terras de Barroso ( Lands of Barroso ) is the traditional name of the region formed by the Portuguese municipalities of Montalegre and Boticas .
5-472: Barroso may refer to: Places [ edit ] Barroso (region) , Portugal Barroso, Minas Gerais , Brazil Other use [ edit ] Barroso (surname) Barroso Commission , the European Commission led by José Manuel Barroso from 2004 to 2014 Brazilian ironclad Barroso , a gunboat in service from 1866 to 1882 Topics referred to by
10-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Barroso (region) The Terras de Barroso existed as an administrative division of Portugal from 1273 to 1876, and the term "Barroso" and "Barrosã/Barrosão" (adjective) continue to be widely used to refer to the distinctive and isolated heritage, culture and landscape of this area. The region
15-463: The immediate pre-Roman era. "Terras de Barroso" refers to one of the ancient "terras", administrative and judicial structures, in which Portugal was divided from the 11th century. The term is first found in the will of Saint Rosende from 942 includes among his possessions a herd of cows "in Barosa." The first incontrovertible use of the term "Barroso" is in a Galician document from 1100 which indicates that
20-449: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Barroso . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barroso&oldid=706441474 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-664: Was one of the first in Europe, in 2018, to be recognised by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation as a 'Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.' The stocky Barrosã cattle with long curved horns are farmed across the North of Portugal and have been extensively studied because of their ancient genetic heritage. The area is notable for the discovery of Gallaecian warrior statues - powerful, slightly larger than life size, stone images of iron age warrior heroes, dating to
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