Towards the northeast of the Beira Alta is the barren plateau of the Planalto ("High Plain"), a wild, cold, and sparsely populated region, but important enough to have been fought over by Portugal and Spain. The plateau's isolation attracted many Jews fleeing the Inquisition.
Towards the northeast of the Beira Alta is the barren plateau of the Planalto a sparsely populated region, but important enough to have been fought over. The isolation attracted many Jews fleeing.