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(Redirected from Vila Real (Olivença)) Municipality in Extremadura
Villarreal
Municipality
Villarreal is located in ExtremaduraVillarrealVillarrealShow map of ExtremaduraVillarreal is located in SpainVillarrealVillarrealShow map of Spain
Coordinates: 38°43′34.5″N 7°12′48.7″W / 38.726250°N 7.213528°W / 38.726250; -7.213528
CountrySpain (de facto); claimed by Portugal
Autonomous communityExtremadura
ProvinceBadajoz
Population
 • Total87

Villarreal (Vila Real in Portuguese) is a village located on the Guadiana river in the municipality of Olivenza, Spain.

History

In the thirteenth century, King Sancho I of Portugal awarded the village to the military Order of Aviz, with Gonçalo Viegas being the commander of the area.

Territorial dispute

Villarreal lies on the disputed section of the Portugal–Spain border, in front of the fortified villages of Juromenha and Alandroal. Historically it belonged not as now to Olivenza, but to Juromenha, and was called Aldeia da Ribeira. After its incorporation into the Kingdom of Spain, it became a pedanía in the municipality of Olivenza.

References

  1. Corographia portugueza e descripçam topographica do famoso Reyno de Portugal, Tomo II, page 626, Padre António Carvalho da Costa, 1708
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