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Draft Law No 745 /X/4.

Elevation of Tavarede, in the Councelho of Foz's Figueira, to the category of Vila

Exhibition of reasons

I-Brief characterization

1. Historical framework The origin of the word Tavarede continues even today to constitute an incognita. However, references are found to have the designation of Tavarede derive from the word Tavah, which means mark or limit.

The settlement of the territory of Tavarede has done itself before the séc. XII. Not far away stood the remarkable medieval castle of Santa Eulalia (or Santa Ovaia), which settled over a foretold Iron Age caster. To this castle, still in the séc. XII to the XIII, it was called "civitas", of which it was mastery, without a doubt, this entire seaside area where it comprises Tavarede. In any case, the population did not exist here without interruptions, as it leads to assuming the local state of the current Foz Figueira City in the second half of the sec. XI, location this one that then appears to be a "logo" or appendix of Tavarede's own "villa" alti-medieva. The depopulation evidently was due to the action of the Moors, as it took place on the site of the present Figueira, so close to Tavarede, as is known from documentary claims about ruin, by them provoked, from the Church of S. Julion da Foz do Mondego, and, after, entrusted, for restoration and repopulation, to the Abbot Peter who vied from the land of the saracens and who was a MoçArab, such as the Count D. Sisnando. If the abbot Peter, as he himself says, extended his action of wrath and township to the South of the river, up to the present Lavos, it would not surprise that he equally made it to the North of the "logo" of the Church of S. Julion, that is, in Tavarede, for being very close. In 1092 D. Elvira and her husband, the governor of the territory of Coimbra, D. Martim Moniz, make donation "from loco sancti Martini in villa Tavaredi" to the procer D. João Gosendes, opulent lord who was specially heralded in the Alta Beira (today's Concelho de S. Peter of the South). From the limits consigned to the diploma it is seen that the donation covered at least the present-day Freguesia of Tavarede, with its Church: " to the East to Villa Várzea, which limits with Tavarede by Azambujeiro's penalty, and hence arrives at the curved sovereker following in the direction of the mamoa;

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to the west, the Villa Alamede; to the South is the site of the salinas along the Mondego River; to the North the Villa de Quiaios ". In 1406 D. Navy Afonso, with the consent of her husband, made donation to the Seiça Monastery of his movable and root goods in Tavarede and other places, to be "familiaira" of the convent, to be to participate in the prayers and good works of this and to be buried, if o come to apply, in the monastery. From very early on it was Tavarede a couture and Concelho, to which D. Manuel I gave foral, in Lisbon, on May 9, 1516. By that time it was founded by António Fernandes de Quadros the "House of Tavarede", which would be titled by the Quadros family up to the third count of Tavarede, extinguishing the title with the passing of the latter in 1903. In the séc. XVIII there were here three ermids of the lord of the Areeiro, of the lord of the Chã and of Santo Aleixo (this, of the University), all well endowed with rents, by donations, but of which there were only ruins at the ends of the séc. past, as well as of the monjas Franciscanas de Santo António, of Our Lady of Hope, founded in 1527, with protection of D. John III. The Tavarede's concelain ended in 1834, extinct by Liberalism. Already since the pombalino decree of March 12, 1771, which had created the Comarch of the Figueira da Foz, it belonged to this one, contrary to the ancient privilege of the couture. The "Great Encyclopedia Portuguese and Brasileira" registering for Tavarede the following places: Azenes, Low Caceous, Carriages, Sand Couple, Couple of the Fifth and Casal of the Robala, Chan, Counties, Hope, Ferrugenta, Matioa, Peso, Saltadouro, Lord of the Areeira, Tavarede and Várzea. Tavarede dists three kilometres from the Foz of the Mondego and together with São Julion, Buarcos, Green Village and St. Peter, is included in the urban area of the Figueira da Foz's concelain. Tavarede is also known for the "Land of Limit," term originated in a legend that has as protagonists an enchanted moura and a Christian rider. The latter was at the service of Cidel Pais, sir who had Tavarede under its protection. Second, it was going to the rider on his way to Coimbra to participate in the making of this city to the Moors when, on the mount of St. Eulalia, found refugees in a grotto eight enchanted mouras, there trapped by a spell that his father, an Arab chief, had launched so as not to fall into power of the Christians. One of them, of the name Kadija, explained that his spell would be broken, so a prince would repeat it three times: "sois beautiful like the Sun". The knight soon broke the spell, saying the phrase, to what advance: " The land to where to take you that comes disenchanting you will be an aprazible land, rich of aromatic plants among which one of

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rustic and pleasant smell, persistent and soft, which will give you name and achieve fame ". Thus partnered Tavarede to the aromatic smells of the limonete. 2. Geographic status and overall characterization Tavarede is one of the eighteen freighters in the concelain of the Foz Figueira meeting included, along with São Julion, Buarcos and St. Peter in its urban area. It has an extension of 9.70 km² of area and is situated approximately 3 kms from the centre of the Figueira da Foz's concelho. It is situated to Northeast of S. Julion, the North-West of Green Village, the West of Brenha and of Alhadas, the South of Quiaios and of Brenhas and the East of Buarcos and of São Julion. 3. Demographic characterization Tavarede has, according to CENSUS of 2001, 7,722 inhabitants, with a population density of 796.1 inhabitants / km². In 2004 the number of voters was 7,000.

II-Social, cultural, economic and population characterization 4. Monuments Paço de Tavarede The Paço de Tavarede is the ex-libris of Tavarede. Warrant edited in the sixteenth century by António Fernandes de Quadros, 1º Morgado of Tavarede, a fidget of Spanish descent who rendered distinguished services to the Portuguese Crown, namely as Adail of Azamor, to whom it was confirmed by Cotta Charter D' Armas the brazan that, even today, the frontrunner of the old Paço boasts. Over the years, the building has been the subject of important changes to its initial architecture. In the late eighteenth century it was refused the northern façade and during the nineteenth century the restoration works, in false Manuelino, altered almost completely to its original moth, that it stayed only the northern facade, the passage to the inner courtyard, the main door and a Manuelina window that lies at the guard of the Municipal Museum. Already in the Séc. XX, the Paço de Tavarede passed from hand to hand until it was acquired by the City Hall of the Figueira da Foz in 1981. It was classified as immovable of public interest by Decree 28/82 of February 26. After a long period of slow agony that led him to ruin, he began his reconstruction, which was only completed in principles of 2006. There work the services of DASE and Division of Youth and Sport of the City Hall of the

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Figueira da Foz e, since November 17, 2006, also there is found to be running the "Shop Point Already" of the Figueira's Concelho. Other valences linked to the youth are planned for soon. Source of Tavarede The Source of Tavarede is the girl in the eyes of the inhabitants of the settlement, to which it has the fame of owning the best water in the Figueira's concelain. Edited in 1876, it was then the target of several changes, the last of which was in 1993. Beautified by two tile panels, where it is lauded the quality of the water and the beauty of the locality, in two blocks of the authorship of the poet Cardoso Martha, the Source is enticed by another panel, representing the baptism of Jesus Christ. On one of the side walls, also in tile, they are honoured "Those who of death freed themselves by honoring and dignifying Tavarede". We can read the names of Master José da Silva Ribeiro, Violinda Medina e Silva, João da Silva Cascano, António Jorge Silva and José Nunes Medina, the ones which constitute the Freguesia's Honour Frame. Largo D. Maria Amalia de Carvalho In the centre of the village and in the Largo with its name is honoured D. Maria Amália Vaz de Carvalho, the first primary teacher of the official teaching to teach in Tavarede. In addition to its bust, the toponymic plate has the following dizzers: " Largo Dth Maria Amalia de Carvalho, Teacher illustrious that for more than 20 years has been selfless spiritual mother of some generations of tavaredans. Homage of respect and gratitude of the people of Tavarede. Spring of 1947 ". Statue of the Cavator Already, rural traditions and their workers are immortalized in the Cavator's Statue, situated in the area where in times gone were the most productive camps in the region. 5. Religious Equipment Parochial Church The present Paroquial Church S. Martin de Tavarede already existed in the séc. XI, being possible that it was much earlier (the holy Turkic bishop is from the most remote Hispanic devotions) and had been destroyed by the Moors and depopulated his hoop, as the was his neighbour of S. Julion da Foz do Mondego. The Church of S. Martin must have been from the condo D. Sisnando, for his death passed to the possession of his daughter D. Elvira. On the other hand, one does not talk about its foundation, which leads to suppose, for certain, that it was already old, but out of fury or sisnandin appropriation, for only so do you explain yourself to have D. Elvira as your "own church", without having founded it or the father. In the interior, there is a benta water sink dating from the year 1600.

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Chapel of Santo Alexios About 50 metres from the Church lies the Chapel of St. Aleixo. It works as Paroquial Salon and Room for Children's Catequese. On the toponymous plate of the Largo of Santo Alexius it can be read that " The primitive ermicide erect by the people was thirst for a brotherhood that kept a hospital to stir up the pilgrims and poor, SEC. XVI ". The love that Tavarede nutre by the theatre has its most representative monument in the Busto de Mestre José da Silva Ribeiro. Inaugurated in 1990, on the wide frontrunner to the Tavaredese Instruction Society, honors a great man from that stage art, deceased in 1987. Chapel of S. António Capela de S. Paio Church of All Saints of the Last Days 6. Festas and Romarias Party of S. Martin Every year, on the November 11, the population of Tavarede fests solemnly the Saint Martin. The tradition, religiosity and folklore involve the most important and ancient manifestation of faith of this locality. The celebration is initiated with the mass, moment in which inhabitants and visitors who chain to the party pay homage and thank the patron saint thanks. Soon thereafter, the procession takes place, which runs through the main streets of the headquarters of the freguesia. The procession is made up of several floors, representing the places to which people make donations. And, finally, to accompany a few glasses of good water-foot and roasted chestnuts, an auction aimed at selling the donated genera, whose recipes revert in favour of the church and its charitable works. Day of Freguesia Celebrated on May 9. Date on which was assigned the foral by El-Rei D. Manuel in the year 1516 1º May Popular carte party with plenty of tradition in Tavarede and which is thus described in the publication "Aspects of Foz's Figueira" from 1945:

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" Drinking, in the dawn alvor of the 1º May pure, hot and fresh water, from the miracle fountain of the Várzea of Tavarede-is from the tradition that provides health, happiness, joy and luck for the whole year. Therefore everyone from the lands to the derby of the beautiful and laughter village bundled together and together in the praxist morning, off the wide where the bica rumorries on a crystalline thread. There is no working lady, who does not consume the ultimate April night, to flourish her red clay pot-which is great the ruthless in presenting, capriciously adorned, the airosy canes. Still the sky is a craven of stars and ill if laiva the nascent of a ténue and soft clarity, already descend from the pinses of the cruise, from the azinhagas of the Robim, from the road of Mira-following the easy and jeitous path of the Várzea de Tavarede-ranching of people lass and gumbling, singing and bailing, between laughter and folgars. " At present, as there is no longer the source of the Várzea, the ranches move to the Figueira where they act in various locations. Party of St. António Sto. António is the patron of the existing chapel in place of Carritos by what in June is brought to effect the party in his honour. 7. Population agglomerates Tavarede encompasses the following clusters: Tavarede, Ferrugenta, Borlemaker, Várzea, Casal of the Sand, Vale do Porco, Chã, Carritos, Caceira de Low, Lord of the Arieiro, Casal da Robala, Araújos, Matioas, Counties, Fifth of the Paço, Robim, Azenles, Hope, Deadline and Vergieira. 8. Collective equipment Tavarede has the following collective equipments:-Day Centre and A.T.L. de S. Martin;-Lar de S. Paulo;-Childhood Garden and EB1 of the House of Our Lady of the Rosary-Point Shop Already-A Medical Clinic;-A Dental Clinic;-A Clinic of Hemodialysis;

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-1 Pharmacy;-A swimming pool;-Three EB1 public;-Secondary School Dr. Joaquim Carvalho;-Three Polidsports covered;-Three Polidsports discovered;-Campismo Park;-Two fields of tennis;-1 stadium;-Three crèches;-Clinicão;- Cemetery;-Atelier of ceramic painting;-Four public sources;-Two public lavadors. 9. Cultural, Recreational and Sports Associations Tavarede has the following collectivities:-Society Instruction Tavaredense;-Musical Group Carritense;-Tavaredese Musical Group;-Sports Club and Friendship of the Saltadouro;-Sport and Recreational Group of the Chã;-CNE-Cluster 1215;- Association of the Boy Scouts of Portugal-Group 30;-Aero Club of the Figueira da Foz;-Folklore Ranch of S. Martin of Tavarede;-Goju Ryu Club Figueirense;-Gym Club Figueirense;-Naval Association 1º May;-School Student Association Dr. Joaquim de Carvalho;-Portuguese Association of Handicapped Persons;-Cooperative Grain to Gram. IPSS: -Paroquial Center of S. Martin;-Casa Nth Mrs. Rosario;-Association Living in Joy;-Association Figueira Viva.

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10. Trade and Services Tavarede has the following establishments: -Condominiate management company;-Two civil construction companies;-Carpentry and woodwork;-Two large surfaces;-Two bakeries;-Three pastries and confectioneries;-Fourorze cafés;-Five stationeries-Four grocery stores;-Two grocery stores;-Two medium-sized surfaces;-Three product companies for civil construction;-Five fast-food shops;-Seven restaurants;-Three hairdressers and barbers;-Company of cosmetic products;-Ready-to-dress;-Two shoemakers;-Store;-Store;-Two companies of studies, management, accounting and consulting;-Ginásio;-Three home appliance stores;- Florist;-Three cinema halls;-Warehouse of plants and flowers;-Oficina Carglass;-Three car stands;-Three automotive workshops.

III-Conclusions The elevation to the category of Vila de Tavarede, in the concelho of the Figueira da Foz and district of Coimbra, in addition to responding to the legitimate yearns of the population, rests on important reasons of historical, social, cultural and economic nature that have stayed summarily described in the explanatory statement. Thus, in the applicable constitutional and regimental terms and in harmony with the provisions of Law No. 11/82 of June 2, the undersigned Deputies of the PSD Parliamentary Group present the following draft law:

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Single article

The hamlet of Tavarede, in the concelain of the Foz Figueira, is elevated to the category of village.

The Deputy

Miguel Almeida