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4 unusual facts about Olivença


Battle of Vilanova

Planned operations against Tui were frustrated, nevertheless, because of the Spanish conquest in Alentejo of Olivenza and Mourão.

Olivença

São Paulo de Olivença, a municipality in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.

The Portuguese name of the town of Olivenza, administered as part of the province of Badajoz (Spain).

Olivença, Alagoas, a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil.


Campo Maior, Portugal

On May 31, 1297, the Treaty of Alcanizes was signed by King Ferdinand IV of Castile and King Denis of Portugal, whereby Campo Maior, together with Olivença and Ouguela, were transferred to Portugal.

Disputed status of Olivenza

The Disputed status of Olivenza refers to a dispute between Portugal and Spain over the territory on the border of those two states known as Olivenza (Olivença in Portuguese).

Portugal–Spain relations

There is an unsettled territorial dispute regarding the municipality of Olivenza/Olivença and the smaller town and municipality of Táliga, both currently administered as a part of the province of Badajoz, in the Spanish autonomous community of Extremadura.


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