In the nineteenth century, is through the guerrillas between Liberals and Miguelistas that the village of São Bartolomeu de Messines entered history as headquarters of José Joaquim de Sousa Reis, an antiliberal supporter of the absolutist status quo (thus a Miguelist) also known as "Remexido". It was still during the 19th century, with the implementation of various industries linked to the production of brandy, dried fruit, cork, esparto and others, that the parish could somehow overcome the isolation and know some progress, which was enhanced by the opening of roads and railways, thus allowing contact with the most relevant centers.