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| | EH.Net Encyclopedia: Economic History of Portugal |
 | | Portugal (and Spain) was in the first line of attack and defense against Islam. | | | This led to an apparently contradictory process, in which at the same time as the crown was gaining ascendancy in the ruling of the country, it also gave away to seigneurs some of those powers usually considered as being public in nature. | | | This explains one recent historian’s claim (admittedly exaggerated) that, in that period, those who owned the land did not toil it, and those who toiled it did not hold it. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Portugal |
| | The energy he displayed at the time of the great earthquaque of 1755 confirmed his hold over the king, and with royal support he was able to use the alleged "Tavora Conspiracy" to humble the nobility and to continue the campaign he was directing against the Jesuits, whom he was determined to master. | | | The citizens appealed to the pope against this violence, and Honorius condemned it, and charged the superiors of the Dominicans and Franciscans to see that the practice was discontinued. | | | If Philip I and II (1598-1621) ruled well, the period was none the less a disastrous one from a religious, as from a political point of view, and Portugal suffered heavily in the duel between the Protestant Powers and Spain. |
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| | Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Portugal's climate can be classified as Mediterranean (particularly the Algarve and Alentejo, though technicaly on Atlantic shore). | | | Some men claimed to be King Sebastian between 1584 and 1598, originating the Sebastian myth. | | | It also has very good relations with China, due to Macau, a meeting-point of both nations, and century-old diplomatic ties with Morocco. |
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| | The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal |
| | Following the revolution in Portugal in 1974 and the ensuing unrest, about half of Portugal’s Jewish population left the country and immigrated to Israel, Brazil, Canada and the U.S. Today there are about 600 Jews living in Portugal, as well as a Marrano community numbering close to 100 individuals. | | | Portugal was home to many famous Jews during this period. | | | After France fell to Nazi Germany, Portugal adopted a liberal visa policy allowing thousands of Jewish refugees to enter the country, however, those of Russian origin or birth were excluded. |
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| | Portugal and Portuguese History :: Portugal Guide |
| | However the vast profits of the new trade, which enriched the monarchy and ruling classes as well as financing the construction of such grandiose projects as the monastery and tower in Belem did not filter down into general society. | | | Early 1900s: A number of coups d'état and political assassinations finally lead to the overthrow of the by now discredited monarchy in 1910. | | | He established a quasi-fascist state with rigid suppression of politcal opposition, strict press censorship and an active secret police (PIDE). |
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| | The idea of the New State was to bring the decades of destructive political turmoil to an end and create harmony under a one-party, authoritarian regime. | | | The years following the war were filled with political demonstrations, strikes, violence against individual political leaders, collapsed governments and attempted coups. | | | The "Revolution" had been a well-planned and classically executed coup d'etat led by disaffected young officers, mostly captains and majors. |
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| | History of Madeira & Portugal |
| | Portugal, honoring its alliance with Great Britain, seized German ships in the harbor of Lisbon. | | | This meant all land that didn't have a Catholic or Christian leader was either Portuguese or spanish. | | | A Portuguese man, who was from "Tavaria," was among Columbus' crew on his voyage of discovery. |
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| | Politics of Portugal Encyclopedia Article, Information, History and Biography @ OurLocalColor.com |
| | The XV Constitutional Government was led by José Manuel Durão Barroso, leader of the Social Democratic Party in coalition with People's Party, whose leader was Paulo Portas, that became Minister of Defence. | | | Looking For politics of portugal - Find politics of portugal and more at Lycos Search. | | | The military coup in 1974 was a result of the colonial wars and removed the authoritarian dictator, Marcelo Caetano, from power. |
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| | Portugal -- Primary Documents |
| | A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook. | | | An archive of images and documents from the French perspective of World War II. | | | Library of Congress guide to constitutional, legal and government documents. |
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| | A collection of home pages about Portugal |
| | (a way of finding people interested in Portugal; contains quite a collection of people who want to exchange email, mostly in Portugal) | | | (maintained by the Universidade do Minho, this page lists some information on the city of Braga, items such as history, sightseeing, the climate, and suggestions for excursions) | | | (from the CIA World Factbook, it contains statistical data and commentaries on the people, economy, defense forces, and others, about Portugal) |
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| | History (from Portugal) -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Features articles, newsletters, documents, conference reports, book reviews related to the events of the country, and the political policies of the times. | | | This chance discovery was one of the great events in the history of the world. | | | The unification of the peninsula was the recurring theme in the history of Christian Spain from the Islamic invasion in the 8th century to the coming of Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 15th. |
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| | Portugal a brief history of the Country |
| | After his death in 1185 the conquest was completed by his successors. | | | From his School of Navigation in a little town called Sagres, ships departed on their exploration of the boundless seas and the unknown world beyond - Portugal turned to the Ocean, in it defining its destiny. | | | Links to Web sites that will provide you with additional information on these Islands are provided in the Traveling in Portugal on the Internet section of these pages. |
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| | Portugal encyclopedia. Culture, history, religion, politics, mythology & weather in Portugal. |
| | Culture, history, religion, politics, mythology & weather in Portugal. | | | Click on one of the subjects on the left side of this page to learn more about culture and religion, history, mythology, politics, weather and more in Portugal | | | In other chapters on the Portugal Holiday Guide you'll find Portugal travel information in (portugal travel information), and information about individual islands area's cities and villages of interest in Portugal (portugal cities and villages). |
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| | A Portuguese World-View [The 1630 world map of João Teixeira] | | | Portuguese Printing History and History of the Book | | | (The Contemporary Portuguese Political History Research Centre was created by Stewart Lloyd-Jones in September 1998. |
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| | Portugal History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
| | Portugal History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System | | | Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - - |
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| | Worldroots.com |
| | (son of King Luis I of Portugal 1838-1889 and Maria Pia, Princess de Savoy 1847-1911) | | | (son of Maria II da Gloria de Braganca, Queen of Portugal) | | | Maria da Gloria II de Braganca, Queen of Portugal (1819-1953) |
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