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Castle of Evoramonte
Castelo de Évora Monte
The Castle of Evoramonte is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Evoramonte, municipality of Estremoz. Initiated in the 12th century and rebuilt in the Manueline style in the early 16th century, its present form with four cylindrical towers was completed in 1531; it is a listed Portuguese national monument and the site where the Convention of Evoramonte was signed in 1834.
First raised
1160
Its prime
1531
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1531
What Castle of Evoramonte looked like in its prime.
A large rectangular three-storey stone keep with four cylindrical towers molded into its corners; the base is broader and chamfered, with each storey delineated by a ring-shaped cornice carved to resemble a rope tied at the frontispiece. The roofline is formed by tall merlons around the parapet. Facade openings are small rectangular windows and narrow gun-ports, and at several points the cylindrical towers show cannon embrasures that are splayed inward. The stone is pale-beige and the castle crowns an earthen mound/escarpment.
Its story
The story of Castle of Evoramonte.
Initiated in 1160, in the Gothic period, the castle crowns the escarpment of the Serra d'Ossa with a commanding view of the routes below and of Estremoz. After the rise of John I of Portugal to the throne, the castle and its lands were given to the constable Nuno Álvares Pereira, who passed them to his grandson; the structure was later rebuilt by Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza, at that time master of the region and town.
The rebuilding produced an unusual rectangular block with circular towers moulded into the structure, chamfered through its three storeys and crowned by large merlons; completed in its present form in 1531, each floor is delineated by a ring-shaped Manueline cornice sculpted as a rope, tied at the frontispiece. In the great first-floor salon a vaulted ceiling rests on four columns, and cannon emplacements pierce the cylindrical towers.
It was here on 26 May 1834 that the Concession of Evoramonte was signed, ending the Liberal Wars between the forces of Queen Maria II of Portugal, under the regency of her father, and the Absolutist armies of Miguel of Portugal. The castle has been listed as a Portuguese national monument since 1910.
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7 places to explore in 1531.
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Clans who held Castle of Evoramonte.
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Given to the constable Nuno Álvares Pereira after John I's accession, passing to his grandson.
Braganza
Rebuilt by Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza, then master of the region and town.
