Title of Count of Crecente Historical milestone · Crecente, Paradanta, Pontevedra Image of Crecente, not of the place itself. Felipe IV, in the midst of the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668), granted the County of Crecente to Baltasar de Soutomaior through the intercession of a relative of his at the court in Madrid, at the time when the Castillo de Fornelos was refortified. 1642 Photo: Adrián Estévez (Estevoaei) (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Crecente