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Santar: the history of Portugal passes through here
It is known that populations of hunters and gatherers have settled in these fertile and beautiful lands since the Neolithic period, around 5,000 years ago. Then came the Iberians, the Celts, the Romans, who left more traces of their presence, and the descendants of the Moors who were converted to Christianity by the sword of King Afonso Henriques. It is said that the origin of the name Santar is possibly associated with the stay of the Visigoths in the Iberian Peninsula, as it derives from a proper name of Germanic origin, Sentarius, mentioned in documentation since the 10th century, in the form of Senteiro.
