Residence of Mesquitela | |
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Casa de Mesquitela | |
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General information | |
Type | Residence |
Location | Mesquitela |
Town or city | Carrazeda de Ansiães |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 40°35′6.38″N 7°45′13.46″W / 40.5851056°N 7.7537389°W |
Opened | 16th century |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Technical details | |
Material | Granite |
The Residence of Mesquitela ( Portuguese: Casa de Mesquitela), is a signeurial building typical of the Beira historical region, in the civil parish of Mesquitela, municipality of Mangualde.
Its construction was started and/or completed between the end of the 16th century or beginning of the 17th century, although some suggest the 1500s. [1] [2]
By 1678, the house as associated with a Domingos do Amaral. [1]
Alterations were made to the house with the inclusion of a formal chapel in 1722 (from an inscription on the door of the chapel). [1] Sometime during the 18th century it became a headquarters for forces during the third Napoleonic invasion of Portugal. [1]
Similarly, during the Liberal Wars Brigadier Manuel Cardoso de Faria Pinto, used this reside (where lived at that time) as base during the battles between absolutists and liberals. [1]
On 2 January 1997, from a dispatch of the Ministry of Culture ( Portuguese: Ministro da Cultura), the residence was classified as a Property of Public Interest ( Portuguese: Imóvel de Interesse Público): since 1988, it had already been adapted as a tourist residence. [1]
The residence is into the rural countryside of Mangualde, encircled by walls that divide several patios (with the exception of the western and eastern flanks). [1]
Its horizontal plan is composed of a single floor, divided into various spaces and covered in tile roofing. [1] [2] Entrance into the building is made by large portico surmounted with a coat-of-arms framed in sectioned gables, over cornice. [1] [2] The coat-of-arms was sculpted in the 18th century, and belongs to the descendants of the Cardosos, Farias, Amarais and Coutos hereditary lines. [2] The doorway gives access to the main courtyard and Couto de Homiziados (a frontier space that provided sanctuary from justice). [1] [3] This principal facade is surrounded by porch supported by cylindrical columns with rectangular base. [1]
Doors around the house follow the lintel line, while the sash windows have granite frames, which are repeated all around the property. [1] The rear facade, also with access to the interior, is preceded by five granite steps.
A chapel abuts the lateral facade of the residence, built in 1722 and dedicated to Santo António, with its main entrance topped by a niche with the image of the patron. [1] [2] To the right of this portico was originally a pulpit in rock, since removed. [2]
The parcel's surrounding walls have several openings to access the patios.
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Casa de Mesquitela | |
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General information | |
Type | Residence |
Location | Mesquitela |
Town or city | Carrazeda de Ansiães |
Country | Portugal |
Coordinates | 40°35′6.38″N 7°45′13.46″W / 40.5851056°N 7.7537389°W |
Opened | 16th century |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Technical details | |
Material | Granite |
The Residence of Mesquitela ( Portuguese: Casa de Mesquitela), is a signeurial building typical of the Beira historical region, in the civil parish of Mesquitela, municipality of Mangualde.
Its construction was started and/or completed between the end of the 16th century or beginning of the 17th century, although some suggest the 1500s. [1] [2]
By 1678, the house as associated with a Domingos do Amaral. [1]
Alterations were made to the house with the inclusion of a formal chapel in 1722 (from an inscription on the door of the chapel). [1] Sometime during the 18th century it became a headquarters for forces during the third Napoleonic invasion of Portugal. [1]
Similarly, during the Liberal Wars Brigadier Manuel Cardoso de Faria Pinto, used this reside (where lived at that time) as base during the battles between absolutists and liberals. [1]
On 2 January 1997, from a dispatch of the Ministry of Culture ( Portuguese: Ministro da Cultura), the residence was classified as a Property of Public Interest ( Portuguese: Imóvel de Interesse Público): since 1988, it had already been adapted as a tourist residence. [1]
The residence is into the rural countryside of Mangualde, encircled by walls that divide several patios (with the exception of the western and eastern flanks). [1]
Its horizontal plan is composed of a single floor, divided into various spaces and covered in tile roofing. [1] [2] Entrance into the building is made by large portico surmounted with a coat-of-arms framed in sectioned gables, over cornice. [1] [2] The coat-of-arms was sculpted in the 18th century, and belongs to the descendants of the Cardosos, Farias, Amarais and Coutos hereditary lines. [2] The doorway gives access to the main courtyard and Couto de Homiziados (a frontier space that provided sanctuary from justice). [1] [3] This principal facade is surrounded by porch supported by cylindrical columns with rectangular base. [1]
Doors around the house follow the lintel line, while the sash windows have granite frames, which are repeated all around the property. [1] The rear facade, also with access to the interior, is preceded by five granite steps.
A chapel abuts the lateral facade of the residence, built in 1722 and dedicated to Santo António, with its main entrance topped by a niche with the image of the patron. [1] [2] To the right of this portico was originally a pulpit in rock, since removed. [2]
The parcel's surrounding walls have several openings to access the patios.
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