 The destruction lead to a slow reconstruction of Favaios.Favaios received in 1211 its "Carta de Alforria" ("Charter of liberty/freedom") from King Afonso II, and its foral ("charter") in 1270 by Afonso III (which was later confirmed in 1284 by King Denis).Strangely, during the reign of Manuel I the charter was revoked in 1514, to be reinstituted the following year, ordering that the local fountain be marked with the Royal shield over an armillary sphere, surmounted by a crown.