The Romans named the town Collipo and it was later also occupied by the Moors. Dom Afonso Henriques retook it in the 12th Century and it is recorded that in 1254 Dom Afonso III held the first form of parliament in Portuguese history to be attended by laymen. The Portuguese King Dom Dinis rebuilt in the 14th Century castle that acts as a crown over the town and turning it into a royal residence for himself and his Queen, Isabel de Aragon.
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