The city was founded by Elisa 145 years after Dilúvio and 2164 before the birth of Christ, imposing to it the name of Ébora. Some authors believe that it was called Luso or Lísias and that of this name the name of Lusitânia has its origin. They say that the first King of this city has a son hermaphrodite, who nominates Elbora. Dying father, called Elbur, he was married and he had a son that he nominated Évora. Died its woman, became to marry, having a called son Elbora and a called son Evorinho. That by this Elbora and Évora the name takes the city (Franco 1945).

By Túlio Espanca (1980), the first references on the city come from Pliny, who calls it Ebora Cerealis, name proceeding from the fertility of the ground, still before the Roman period, fortified point of certain importance, integrated in the lusitana nation are capital of the céltic kingdom of Astolpas, father-in-law of Viriato. Transformed in a city of notable economic interest of the south of the Tejo, the occupation of the Romans was conquered by Rude Júnio in century II B.C. After, these had been yielding to the loosers territories between the Guadiana and the Tejo, to where if numerous tribes lusitanas of galaica origin had been transferring. During the government of Júlio Cesar, the region was pacified and the city of Ebora, with the Heading of Liberalitas (Freedom), of homage Jupiter, transferred to call it Liberalitas Julia, great city of Latin right.

It was conquered to the Mouros in 1165 for Geraldo Without Terror, dates where if it restored its diocese. It was regal residence during wide periods, essentially in the reigns of D.João II, D.Manuel I and D.João III. Its prestige was particularly notable in century XVI, when the ecclesiastical metropolis was raised and was established the University of Évora (afect to the Company of Jesus), for the Cardinal Infant D.Henrique, first Archbishop of the city. During all the Average Age, but especially with the dynasty of Avis, Évora was one of the most important cities of the kingdom. At the beginning of century XVI, still it had the same I practically number of inhabitants who the Port. One rude blow for Évora was the extinguishing of the sanctioned university institution, in 1759 (that it would only be restored about two centuries later), in the sequence of the expulsion of the Jesuits of the country, for order of the Marquis of Pigeon house. Évora is certification of diverse styles and aesthetic chains, being throughout the time endowed with works of art the point of being classified by UNESCO, in 1986, as World Heritage City” (Wikipédia 2006).