Sancho I of Portugal
On July 1, 1205, King D. Sancho I of Portugal, who had a "reguengo" (land that belongued to the King) in "Vila Nova", created a foral to 40 inhabitants of that land, giving authorization for them to deal with his reguengo, on which all the profits that the 40 settlers obtained in that piece of land would be perpetually theirs, by hereditary right, and could sell to whomever they wanted. Thus, the history of the village began from that moment.