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Loures · Portugal
Loures, where the Republic came a day early
Loures is known as the place where local republicans declared the Republic on 4 October 1910, a day before the rest of Portugal. Read on for the saloio countryside that drew kings and nobles to build quintas, a 1720 fountain and a hilltop chapel raised by families fleeing plague.
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Loures is a city in the saloio countryside whose fertile land, plentiful water and clean country air drew kings and nobles to build their quintas and small palaces here, as places for leisure, rest and escape from plagues. From the time of Afonso Henriques until the reign of Maria II, the area belonged to the territory of Lisbon, and in 1179 Loures is named as a neighbouring area in the charter he granted to the city. Over the centuries it supplied the capital with farm produce, and in the 18th century there were salt pans in the Loures floodplain and busy trade along the navigable River Trancão.
The old core grew up around the parish church on Rua Fria and spread towards the river and the old landing stage. The municipality was created by royal decree in July 1886 and began work on 2 January 1887 under its first president, the historian Anselmo Braamcamp Freire. Loures has a special place in Portuguese history: on 4 October 1910, at 3 pm, local republicans occupied the town hall, raised a green and red flag and declared the Republic, a day before the rest of the country.
Around the old centre, the municipality highlights about a dozen historic buildings, among them the 19th-century Palace of the Marquises of Praia and Monforte, now home to the Municipal Assembly, the small Republican School Centre that served as headquarters of the revolutionary committee, and the Fonte 4 de Outubro, a fountain from 1720 topped by the royal crown. In the hills at Montemor, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Saúde was raised by Lisbon families fleeing the plague of the late 16th century.
Craft beer is a rare find in Loures, so it is worth keeping an eye out for something local while exploring the saloio countryside.
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On 4 October 1910, at 3 pm, local republicans occupied the town hall of Loures, raised a green and red flag and declared the Republic, a day before the rest of the country. The small Republican School Centre nearby served as headquarters of the revolutionary committee.
The municipality highlights about a dozen historic buildings around the old centre, among them the 19th-century Palace of the Marquises of Praia and Monforte, now home to the Municipal Assembly, the Republican School Centre and the Fonte 4 de Outubro, a fountain from 1720 topped by the royal crown.
Fertile land, plentiful water and clean country air drew kings and nobles to the saloio countryside of Loures, where they built quintas and small palaces for leisure, rest and escape from plagues. For centuries the area also supplied Lisbon with farm produce, and the River Trancão was once navigable.
In the hills at Montemor, in the municipality of Loures, the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Saúde was raised by Lisbon families fleeing the plague of the late 16th century. From the time of Afonso Henriques until the reign of Maria II, the area belonged to the territory of Lisbon.