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Portalegre ((:puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾ(ɨ))) is a municipality in Portugal. The population was 24,930,〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística )〕 in an area of .〔(Direção-Geral do Território )〕 The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in the Portalegre District. The current Mayor is Adelaide Teixeira, elected as an independent. Its name comes from the Latin Portus Alacer (meaning "cheerful port"). The municipal holiday is 23 May. According to the 2001 census the city of Portalegre had 15,768 inhabitants in its two parishes (Sé and São Lourenço). These two parishes plus the eight rural parishes had a total of 25,608 inhabitants. ==History== Portalegre was founded in the reign of Afonso III, in 1259. It was to be given to his bastard son Afonso Sanches. During the reign of Denis I, a foral issued on 18November 1299 it was determined that Portalegre would be donated to the king and later to his first born and heir. Portalegre was elevated to the status of city on 23May 1550, by John III. At this time, the city was regarded as an important administrative and economic centre. In the 15th century, it was already recognized for its cloth manufacturing. Owing to its proximity to the border with Spain, over the years Portalegre endured many invasions by foreign troops. In 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession, it was attacked and conquered by the army of Felipe V; again in 1801 during the War of the Oranges, it surrendered to the Spanish Army, in an attempt to counter the French dominion. In 1847 it was occupied by forces of the Spanish General Concha. The importance of Portalegre would come to be recognized in 1859, when it became capital of the Portalegre District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portalegre, Portugal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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