[3] Archaeological remnants found in the parish indicate that settlement in the area extends back to the proto-historic cultures of the castro peoples.

The mountain top, situated between Mangualde and Quintela de Azurara, is crowned by a small hermitage, known as Nossa Senhora do Castelo.

Roman claims to this region include the old bridge, constructed of a single arch, but dating to the 17th century.

[1] Ecclesiastically, Quintela was part of São Julião, whose abbey, Martim Gonçalves, was arrested by King Sancho II, for unknown reasons.

[1] After his imprisonment, the monarch partitioned the church and curia to the other parishes of Mangualde, including Quintela, to Mem Euniges (deacon of Coimbra), later to Afonso Mendes, and much later, to Salvador Peres, Sancho II's confessor.