Passos changed municipality
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In 1758, the parochial memory was Passos in the term Celoric of Basto. The history published by the Câmara de Celorico explains the change: in the administrative reforms of the decades of 1830 and 1840, Passos passed to Cabeceiras. The source frames the process in this period, without indicating a specific year for this transfer. Compare the two reports helps to understand why ancient documents of the same land may refer to different counties.
The change does not appear isolated in Celorico's account: the same reorganization took other parishes to Amarante, Felgueiras and Mondim. Passos should therefore be read in the context of the liberal reforms of the nineteenth century. Changing the municipality is changing the administrative link; it does not imply that the houses have changed places. When searching for a family or property, the time of the document matters as much as the name of the land.
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1758 · In the term of Celorico
The parochial memory is Passos in the municipality of Celorico of Basto.
Decades of 1830 and 1840 · Reorganization of the territory
The municipal history of Celorico includes in this period the passage from Passos to Cabeceiras.
Source and context
Celorico City Council of Basto — History, administrative changes in the decades of 1830 and 1840
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Municipality — Parish memories of Passos, 1758
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Editorial summary; the date of consultation is not the date of the facts.