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Fundación de Olivenza como encomienda templaria

Olivenza, Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz

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Fundación de Olivenza como encomienda templaria

Historical milestone · Olivenza, Llanos de Olivenza, Badajoz

Image of Olivenza, not of the place itself.

After the conquest of Badajoz by Alfonso IX of León in 1230, the Order of the Temple received the territories of Olivenza and established it as a commandery in 1256. In 1298 the Portuguese king Dinis I granted it a founding charter, raising it to town status.

1230-1298

Photo: José Luis Filpo Cabana (CC BY 3.0)

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