onte ▁de ▁Sor , ▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁northern ▁Al ente jo , ▁district ▁of ▁Port ale gre . ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁ 1 , 0 6 1 , ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 7 9 . 8 3   km ². ▁The ▁small ▁parish ▁developed ▁under ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁Order ▁of ▁Av iz , ▁end ow ments ▁from ▁the ▁Mar qu ês ▁Rat ão ▁family . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁found ing ▁of ▁this ▁settlement ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁fri ar ▁L our en ço ▁Af onso , ▁a ▁master ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Av iz , ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 2 . ▁Gal ve ias ▁was ▁a ▁pri ory ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁A vis , ▁and ▁benef ited ▁from ▁the ▁Order ' s ▁wealth , ▁and ▁religious ▁patron age . ▁But , ▁econom ically , ▁the ▁region ▁was ▁already ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁agricult ural ▁centre , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁or anges ▁and ▁raising ▁of ▁local ▁p oul try ▁( both ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁its ▁coat - of - ar ms ). ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁V ila ▁Nova ▁do ▁Lar an jal ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁many ▁orange ▁gro ves . ▁In ▁addition , ▁o live ▁oil ▁and ▁wine ▁( current ly ▁market ed ▁under ▁the ▁Mar ques ▁Rat ão ▁brand ) ▁were ▁produced ▁and ▁commercial ized ▁by ▁its ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Jorge ▁de ▁Al enc ast re , ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁John ▁II , ▁first ▁expanded ▁the ▁settlement ▁in ▁