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16-590: Valladares (or Valadares in Portuguese and Galician) is a notable family name originating in the ancient land of Valadares, situated next to Melgaço . It is the northernmost municipality in Portugal , on the south bank of the Minho River , which separates Portugal and Galicia . Because of the proximity of northern Portugal and Galicia, the early Valadares can be found on both sides of the border. The first titled member of

32-561: Is Manoel Batista, elected by the Socialist Party . The municipal holiday is Ascension Day . Melgaço is certified by the EarthCheck Sustainable Destinations program. Parada do Monte, Gave and the plateau of Castro Laboreiro were locations of many megalithic burial mounds and graves that suggest the presence of human settlement in the mountains of the region. Alongside is the hilltop castle, that stood firm during

48-496: The Moors . From 1236 onwards, Sancho II conquered several cities in the Algarve and Alentejo , securing the Portuguese position in the region. Sancho II proved a capable commander but, with regard to equally important administrative issues, he was less competent. With his total attention focused on military campaigns, the ground was open for internal disputes. The nobility was displeased by

64-542: The concubine of her nephew King Alfonso X of Castile , and then married her second husband Suero Arias de Valladares. Also a member of this family was Aldonça Lourenço de Valadares, the mother of Ines de Castro . The Valladares noble families aided the Catholic Monarchs of Spain in 1492, in the Reconquista in which Christian troops under orders of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella reconquered Spain and expelled

80-616: The Cowled or the Capuched ( Portuguese : o Capelo ), alternatively, the Pious ( Portuguese : o Piedoso ), was King of Portugal from 1223 to 1248. He was succeeded on the Portuguese throne by his brother, King Afonso III , in 1248. Sancho was born in Coimbra , the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Urraca of Castile . By the time of his accession to the throne, in 1223, Portugal

96-599: The Galician-Leonese battles. Over the streams they built bridges in solid masonry, while dozens of fishing villages sprung from the banks of the River Minho, in addition to the Romanesque convents, churches and chapels, some of which are quite Romanesque. Oral tradition suggest that the castle of Melgaço was constructed during the reign of King D. Afonso Henriques , around 1170. It was this monarch that conceded to Melgaço

112-534: The Portuguese to choose a new king to replace the so-called heretic. In 1246, recalcitrant nobles invited Sancho's brother Afonso , Count of Boulogne , to take the throne. Afonso immediately abdicated from his French possessions and marched into Portugal. After a civil war lasting from late 1245 to mid 1247 and a Castilian intervention by the Castilian heir, Prince Alfonso , he fled in exile to Toledo, Spain when Alfonso retreated his forces to support his father in

128-776: The Valladares nobility in Galicia was Luis Sarmiento de Valladares , the first viscount of Meira in 1669 and first marquis de Valladares 1673, the latter title granted by King Charles II of Spain in the second half of the 17th-century. The Valladares family are also very popular in Central America specifically in Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and in Brazil as well (although the surname is Valadares in Portuguese). The Valladares family originated in

144-449: The ancient kingdom of Spain in the northwestern province of Galicia, and the northernmost municipality of Portugal, and so we can find members of the Valladares family on both sides of the Minho river that divides Spain & Portugal. The family was able to establish themselves in other regions of Spain and become influential members of their communities. One of the earliest Valadares recorded

160-467: The first forum letter, between 1183 and 1185, that was later confirmed by King D. Afonso in 1219, and replaced by a Foral ( charter ) issued by King D. Afonso III , in 1258. The existence of a forum letter suggests that some settlement existed on the site. The hilltop of Melgaço, overlooking the Minho River, was strategically located enroute to Galicia, in addition to terrestrial commercial routes. In

176-508: The invading Muslims in the year 1492. They were granted nobility by the Order of Santiago in 1624, and by the Order of Alcantara in 1659. The first titled member of the Valladares nobility in Galicia was Luis Sarmiento de Valladares , the first viscount of Meira in 1669 and first marquis de Valladares 1673, the latter title granted by King Charles II of Spain in the second half of the 17th-century. Melga%C3%A7o, Portugal The present Mayor

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192-461: The king's conduct and started to conspire against him. Moreover, the middle class of merchants quarrelled frequently with the clergy, without any intervention from the king. As a result, the bishop of Porto made a formal complaint to the pope about this state of affairs. Since the Church was the dominant power of the 13th century, Pope Innocent IV felt free to issue bull Grandi non immerito , ordering

208-454: The neighbourhood were the protectorates of two great monasteries, in Fiães and Paderne. The small burg required further protection from Leonese forces, resulting in the construction of a larger structure, on a site that would later be erected the keep tower. It was during the reign of King D. Sancho II that the town began to be encircled by a defensive fortification. Its need was already evident in

224-583: The reign of King D. Afonso II, during the politico-military battles that were motivated by the monarch's struggles with his sisters. Between 1211 and 1212, the north of Portugal was invaded by Leonese forces, justifying the construction of the wall, which was already under construction by 1245, with the help of local initiatives and the convent of Fiães. Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes : Sancho II of Portugal Sancho II ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃ʃu] ; 8 September 1207 – 4 January 1248), nicknamed

240-587: Was embroiled in a difficult diplomatic conflict with the Catholic Church . His father, Afonso II, had been excommunicated by Pope Honorius III , for his attempts at reducing the Church's power within the country. A treaty of 10 articles was signed between the Pope and Sancho II, but the king paid little attention to its fulfillment. His priority was the Reconquista , the reconquest of the southern Iberian Peninsula from

256-463: Was the nobleman Soeiro Aires de Valadares, son of Arias Núñez de Valadares and Ximena Núñez, both from Galicia. Soeiro was a member of the curia regis of King Alfonso Henriques and appears in royal charters from 1169 to 1179. Soeiro's first wife was Elvira Nunes Velho. He later married Maria Alfonso, an illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of León and his mistress Teresa Gil de Soverosa, who had first married Álvaro Fernández de Lara, and later

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