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Villarreal, Badajoz

Coordinates: 38°43′34.5″N 7°12′48.7″W / 38.726250°N 7.213528°W / 38.726250; -7.213528
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Villarreal
Villarreal is located in Extremadura
Villarreal
Villarreal
Villarreal is located in Spain
Villarreal
Villarreal
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
 (2007)
 • Total87

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

History

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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

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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.[1]

References

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