Knowing the History is a project of Viana do Alentejo Municipality, set in motion in 2013, whose goals are the knowledge, preservation and divulgation of Viana do Alentejo county’s history and heritage - parishes of Aguiar, Alcáçovas and Viana do Alentejo. This is the project’s website, created in 2017, with a double aim: on the one hand, to divulge the activities and results of the project itself; on the other hand, to gather and to publicly provide, in a single platform, pertinent scientific information within the scope of the municipal history and heritage.
In this section is the scientific base information regarding the municipality’s history and heritage, subdivided into five separators: Institutions, Heritage, Notable People, Publications and Information Repositories.
In this section is the information regarding the project’s activities: colloquia, exhibitions, guided tours, conferences, workshops, tertulias and thematic events.
This section provides the schedule of the project Knowing the History activities, and news regarding these activities.
The information in this section has not been translated.
NOTABLE PEOPLE
24/06/2022
João António de Sampaio Cogominho (Dr.)
Born in Viana do Alentejo in 1701, son of João de Sampaio Cogominho and Lady Maria Teresa Valada. Graduated in Law, through a private exam, in 1727. Along his judiciary carrer he was appo...
NOTABLE PEOPLE
21/06/2022
Francisco António Lagarto (Master)
Francisco António Lagarto is the most relevant reference in what concerns the traditional pottery in Viana do Alentejo. Born in Viana in 1909, he took his degree in pottery in the pottery sc...
NOTABLE PEOPLE
24/06/2022
Domingos Coelho Reidono (Dr.)
He was born in Viana do Alentejo in 1639, son of Fernão de Anes Coelho e Catarina Luís Piteira. He studied at the Coimbra University where he enrolled himself in 1657 and receive his uni...
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