Abstract
Two apparently contradictory structures can be perceived within the confines of Portugal between the XIth and the middle of the XIIIth centuries: the autonomous village and the manor. The autonomous village profited from the support of kings seeking to assure settlement and fidelity in frontier regions through the concession of liberties, while the manor was carried along by an economically and socially dynamic nobility. The resistance of villages proved, nevertheless, effective on many occasions.
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