Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, overlooking the Tagus river
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. It is an unitary semi-presidential republic made up by mainland Portugal and two autonomous regions, with Lisbon as both its capital and largest city. The mainland is bordered by Spain to the north and east, with Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe.
The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celtic and Iberian peoples arrived in the first millennium BC. The region came under Roman control in the second century BC. A succession of Germanic peoples and the Alans ruled from the fifth to eighth centuries AD. Muslims invaded mainland Portugal in the eighth century, but were gradually expelled by the Christian Reconquista, culminating with the capture of the Algarve between 1238 and 1249. Modern Portugal began taking shape during this period, initially as a county of the Christian Kingdom of León in 868, and formally as a sovereign kingdom with the Manifestis Probatum in 1179.
As one of the main participants of the Age of Discovery, Portugal made several seminal advancements in nautical science. The Portuguese subsequently were among the first Europeans to explore and discover new territories and sea routes, establishing a maritime empire of settlements, colonies, and trading posts that extended mostly along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts. A dynastic crisis in the early 1580s resulted in the Iberian Union (1580–1640), which unified Portugal under Spanish rule, marking its gradual decline as a global power. Portuguese sovereignty was regained in 1640 and was followed by a costly and protracted war lasting until 1688, while the 1755 Lisbon earthquake destroyed the city and further damaged the empire's economy. (Full article...)
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde are a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) transboundary World Heritage Site, located in the Côa Valley of Portugal and Siega Verde, Spain. (Full article...)
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Princess Dona Maria Amélia around age 17, c. 1849
Dona Maria Amélia (1 December 1831 – 4 February 1853) was a princess of the Empire of Brazil and a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza. Her parents were Emperor Pedro I, the first ruler of Brazil, and Amélie of Leuchtenberg. The only child of her father's second marriage, Maria Amélia was born in France after Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne in favor of his son Dom Pedro II. Before Maria Amélia was a month old, Pedro I went to Portugal to restore the crown of the eldest daughter of his first marriage, Dona Maria II. He fought a successful war against his brother Miguel I, who had usurped Maria II's throne.
Only a few months after his victory, Pedro I died from tuberculosis. Maria Amélia's mother took her to Portugal, where she remained for most of her life without ever visiting Brazil. The Brazilian government refused to recognize Maria Amélia as a member of Brazil's Imperial House because she was foreign-born, but when her elder half-brother Pedro II was declared of age in 1840, he successfully intervened on her behalf. (Full article...)
The following are images from various Portugal-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1Most of Portugal and Spain as Caliphate of Córdoba circa 929 to 1031. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 2Dolmen of Cerqueira, Sever do Vouga (from History of Portugal)
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Image 3"Levantamento do mastro" in Fonte Arcada, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 6Monument of Pelagius at Covadonga where he won the Battle of Covadonga and initiated the Christian Reconquista of Iberia from the Islamic Moors. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 7Hispania c. 560: Suebi territory with its capital in Braga (blue); Visigothic territory with its capital in Toledo (olive green); Byzantine Empire territory (orange) (from History of Portugal)
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Image 8Rooster of Barcelos, the iconic Portuguese souvenir (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 9Caliphate disintegrated into small Taifas kingdoms in 1031. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 10Vasco da Gama landing in Kerala, India (from History of Portugal)
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Image 11Megalithic spirals, cromlech near Évora (from History of Portugal)
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Image 12Gomes da Costa and his troops march victorious into Lisbon on 6 June 1926. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 13Typical Portuguese filigree heart shaped pendant, an iconic item in Portuguese fashion and design. (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 14Example of Castræ round houses, Citânia de Briteiros (from History of Portugal)
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Image 15Mértola's former mosque was transformed into a church in 1238. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 16Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old Homo heidelbergensis. The oldest trace of human history in Portugal. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 17The frontispiece of the 1826 Portuguese Constitution featuring King-Emperor Pedro IV and his daughter Queen Maria II (from History of Portugal)
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Image 18Visigothic kingdom in Iberia from 625 to 711 (from History of Portugal)
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Image 19A bride and her groom in the carnival of Lazarim, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 20" Festa da Coca" during the Corpus Christi celebration, in Monção, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 21Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Colonial War. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 22The Roman province of Hispania as occupied by the barbarian peoples c. 409–429 (from History of Portugal)
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Image 24The arrival of the Portuguese in Japan, the first Europeans to reach it, initiating the Nanban ("southern barbarian") period of active commercial and cultural exchange between Japan and the West. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 26Distribution of Germanic place names across the Iberian peninsula. Darker shades indicate higher concentration. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 27Carnival parade in Loulé, Algarve region. (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 28The Roman Provinces Lusitania and Gallaecia, after the reorganization of Diocletian AD 298 (from History of Portugal)
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Image 30Maios celebration in Madeira island [1] (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 31Monarchist counter-revolutionary soldiers holding the flag of the monarchy after the capture of Porto in 1919. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 32John IV of Portugal (from History of Portugal)
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Image 35Gil Vicente, 16th-century Portuguese playwright (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 36This 1755 copper engraving shows the ruins of Lisbon in flames and a tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 37Caretos in the carnival of Podence, Portugal (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 38The main language areas in Iberia, c. 300 BC. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 39 Flute player of Podence (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 43Natural cork bags. (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 44Portuguese discoveries and explorations: first arrival places and dates; main Portuguese spice trade routes in the Indian Ocean (blue); territories of the Portuguese Empire under King John III rule (1521–1557) (green). The disputed discovery of Australia is not shown. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 45Portuguese rejoice during the 1975 Carnation Revolution. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 46Map of Brazil issued by Portuguese explorers in 1519 (from History of Portugal)
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Image 47Chocalheiro of Bemposta (from Culture of Portugal)
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Image 49The neighborhood of Parque das Nações, in Lisbon, where was held the 1998 World Exposition, is a symbol of the economic modernization and development of Portugal in the late 20th century. (from History of Portugal)
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Image 50Map of Spain and Portugal showing the conquest of Hispania from 220 B.C. to 19 B.C. and provincial borders. It is based on other maps; the territorial advances and provincial borders are illustrative. (from History of Portugal)
" We gave the Brazilians, the land, people and language, and we are the ones with an accent?!" Raul Solnado, actor and comedian
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António de Jesus (died c. 1722) was a Portuguese figure who flourished in late 17th and early 18th century Safavid Iran. Originally an Augustinian friar and missionary, he converted to Shia Islam during the early reign of Shah (King) Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) and took the name Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam. He subsequently became an apologist of Shi'ism as well as a major polemicist against Christianity, Sufism, Judaism, Sunnism, philosophers and antinomians. In addition, after conversion, he served as an official interpreter (also known as a dragoman) at the royal court in Isfahan. Aliqoli Jadid-ol-Eslam was one of the late 17th century converts in Iran who "helped reaffirm the Majlesi brand of conservatism". (Full article...)
Painting of Grand Master de Vilhena
António Manoel de Vilhena (28 May 1663 – 10 December 1736) was a Portuguese nobleman who was the 66th Prince and Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from 19 June 1722 to his death in 1736. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he was benevolent and popular with the Maltese people. Vilhena is mostly remembered for the founding of Floriana, the construction of Fort Manoel and the Manoel Theatre, and the renovation of the city of Mdina. (Full article...)
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Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
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Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
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Lang's short tail blue (Leptotes pirithous) male underside
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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (Web Summit)
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Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute
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