Moura

Moura lies in the lower Alentejo of southern Portugal. Its castle preserves elements of fortifications begun under Muslim rule. After a period of changing control, Moura became firmly part of the Portuguese kingdom under King Dinis, who granted a charter in 1295.

The town's walls were extended in the fourteenth century as the settlement grew, and King Manuel I granted another charter in 1512. During the Portuguese Restoration War the fortress was reinforced with bastions in 1655. Its walls were damaged during the War of the Spanish Succession and by the earthquake of 1755.