Occupied since the Bronze Age, as evidenced by the sword found here and displayed at the Guarda Museum, it was disputed by Portuguese, Moors, Leoneans and Castilians, until it passed definitively into Portuguese hands through the Treaty of Alcanizes in 1297. Its castle, built by the Leoneses, it was, due to its location in an always tense border area, one of the main strongholds, both in the Leonese domain, in the 19th century. XII, until the 19th centuries. He received a Portuguese charter on November 8, 1296, by D. Dinis, and Foral Novo in 1510, by D. Manuel I. Both monarchs ordered repairs to the castle. During the Restoration War (1640-1668) he defended the country and served as a refuge for the Governors of Beira. In 1762, during the Seven Years' War, it was surrounded and defeated by the Spanish army. In August 1810, during the 3rd French invasion, it was invaded and looted, and its castle was severely affected. From here, leading to the dismantling of some structures. Today it is a quiet village, but one that breathes history on every corner.