 The historical village of Colares, which was important in the nation's pre-history, obtained a foral early after its creation.The parish of "Nossa Senhora da Assunção" was a bishopric rectory in the old comarca of Torres Vedras, and Colares was the seat of its own municipality, attributed to King Afonso III, in May 1255.A new foral was issued on 10 November 1516 by Manuel I.