The village of Messejana is very ancient origin , ignoring those who founded it . However owes its name to the Arabs , which was conquered in 1235 by the Knights of the Order of Santiago de Espada , having been attached to the term Aljustrel . Received from D. Dinis the category of municipality , which would be confirmed by the New Foral , given by D. Manuel I, on July 1, 1512 . Messejana became the headquarters of the vast district of Campo d' Ourique . The county was dissolved on 24 October 1855 , and its 7 parishes divided among four neighboring municipalities . The Parish of Messejana then joined the County of Aljustrel . Messejana came to be eleven churches . Nowadays , there are still the Mother Church , Church of Mercy Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption and the Hermitage of the Holy Kings and recent Aldeia dos Elvas chapel . Can still be observed in the parish , the ruins of the Medieval Castle , the Clock Tower , the Fontanário Alonso Gomes , Cruzeiro Independence , some manors , the Ethnographic Museum and Public Library and the ruins of the Franciscan Convent of Our Lady of Mercy . On the other hand , the history of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption or Chapel of Our Lady of Between - the - Vineyards , located under Messejana , is linked to the visitation of the friars of the Order of Santiago , which administered between 1534 and 1755. one of the oldest and Messejana is rooted traditions of bullfighting . Already in 1573 , when D. Sebastian was in the South and spent four days in Messejana , here performed three fights.
At the Museum of Messejana , are some gems : a room reconstituting Victor Soares 's office , the illustrious son of the land , the pitchers used by Francisco Manuel Bartholomew , last Waterbearer Messejana , reconstitution of various dependencies of the typical houses of the Alentejo , including kitchens , the pantry , the bedroom and the house of couture.


TERRITORIAL AREA
114 km2 , which represents about 25 % of the total area of the county ( 458.4 km2 ) with two urban centers : Messejana and Aldeia dos Elvas .

POPULATION
According to INE ( 2011 Census ) , the town has a resident population of 894 inhabitants .

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
agriculture, livestock , blacksmithing , carpentry , trade.

FAIRS
Annual ( 1 . Third Sunday of June) .

Festivities
Our Lady of the Assumption ( August 15 ) .

HERITAGE BUILDING
Pelourinho ( manufactory ) . Mother Church ( XVI century ) , Church of Mercy (sixteenth century ) and the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (XVIII - Brazilian baroque ) , hermitages ( ruins ) of S. Sebastian , S. Peter and S. Bras . Convent of S. Francisco ( ruins ) .

POINTS OF INTEREST
Ethnographic Museum

Secretaria do Instituto Portal Messejana
Messejana - Fortaleza - Ceará
E-mail: contato@portalmessejana.com.br