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Since very early that Iberia (Portugal and Spain)was habitated the first great tribe was the Iberian tribe who established in south Iberia. Then the Celts arrived and established in the North.
When Celts and Iberians contacted a new tribe was formed in the center, the Celtiberians. In modern Portugal's region the Celts originated the Galicians, established in Galicia ande above river Douro. From the Cetiberians were born the Lusitans between the river Douro and Tejo(or Tagus). In the south the Cunnicians a race of Iberians. When the romans came the cunnicians were imideatly anexed to the Empire. But the Lusintans and the Galicians fought with breavure.
Under the comand of Viriato the Lusitans were one of the first people to make guerilla tatics.
Only with the killing of Viriato that the Romans contolled Lusitania.
In the V century first the Vandals, then the Swevens and finnaly the Visigoths.
Then came the Arabs.
About 1000 AD king Alfonso VI of Léon asked help to two young princes from Bungdury. As a prize Alfonso gave to one, D.Henrique the Portucalense condate and his daugther.
Theier son D.Afonso Henriques, the Conqueror wanted the condate independent, and batteled aginst Castille and Léon.
In 1139 AD, Afonso Henriques, defeated a Muslim army at Ourique. Impolitely, he took that opportunity to declare Portugal independent of Castile,in 1143 with the treaty of Zamora, with himself as king
of the new country. He was able to get away with it largely due to the recognition by the Christian kingdoms of Spain that the Muslims were the common enemy, and when assured that Portugal would still play an active role in the impending Reconquista.The original capital of Portugal was Gimarães but with Lisbon's coquest the capital was moved. During XII and XIII centuries Portugal became a great european country.Two hundred years later, once the Muslims were confined to their tiny corner of Spain in Granada and Portugal had a throne succeson problem Castile saw fit to repossess the Portuguese kingdom. When the Castilian army was soundly thrashed in battle by the warrior king João I Mestre de Aviz, it was clear to all that Portugal was there to stay.
After the victory over Castile and the collective reconquest of Iberia from the Muslims, Portugal looked overseas to continue its expansion. King John led a campaign against Ceuta in North Africa (modern-day Morocco). The ease of Ceutas conquest caught the attention of his third son, Prince Henry the Navigator. Henrys older brother Duarte succeeded to the throne after Joãos death, and the two were often at odds, with Duarte skeptical and suspicious of Henrys ambitions to explore new lands and convert the natives to Christianity. For the next twenty years Henry sponsored expeditions to western Africa, and even led a campaign to invade Tangiers in 1437 (which ended in defeat). But on the whole Henrys personal seafaring experience was limited; his sobriquet comes from his patronage of other adventurers and the resulting age of discovery and colonization that they inaugurated with his support.
Portuguese explorers continued their discoveries after Henrys death in 1460. The greatest was Bartolomeu Dias, whose 1488 voyage around the southern coast of Africa made Europe aware of the Indian Ocean and a shorter route to India than the one Columbus gambled on just four years later. Dias also traveled across the western Atlantic to Brazil; on that voyage he was lost at sea in 1498.
Closely following Dias was Vasco da Gama, who took Dias maps and went beyond their limits, landing in India in 1497. He made three trips to India over the following thirty years, the last of which took place in 1524 after his appointment by the King as viceroy of India. He did not live long after his arrival; some speculate he was poisoned by corrupt administrators who feared punishment at his hands.
In 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral discoverd South America and quickly the Portugueses established colonies there.
In 1543, Portuguese sailors were shipwrecked in Japan. They did not stay long, but left behind the technique of musket-making - in that way, a handful of men changed Japanese history forever, as the samurai era was drowned by the sound of musketfire. By that time Portugals overseas holdings were vast, comprising holdings all over Africa, India, China, Macao, and South America.
In 1580 Spain awoke, and because a young king died without children, king Philip II of Spain took the opportunity to occupy Portugal's throne and for almost 60 years the two countries were united. The Portuguese royalty did not give up, though, and through clever diplomacy and alliance with England they were able to restore their monarchy and, with Spain greatly weakened and demoralized by the Thirty Years War, finally forced Spanish recognition of Portuguese independence. Portugal remained an influential and wealthy European power through the Napoleonic Wars, when its alliance with Britain gave the British a foothold on the Continent to oppose Napoleons armies.
Portugals prosperity lasted until the 1890s, when a combination of inflation and sluggish industrialization undermined its industries. Dissatisfaction with the monarchy led to a coup and the establishment of a republic in 1910; this did not last long, as radical groups pursued extreme agendas and unrest grew. In 1926, the army bloodlessly overthrew the republic; the junta asked a university professor and occasional member of parliament named Antonio Oliviera de Salazar to assume control of all economic policy. Six years later, Salazar became prime minister, a limited office in theory but dictator in practice. Salazars new constitution formalized his powers and he ruled Portugal with absolute authority for nearly 40 years.
In 1968 Salazar suffered a stroke; his ministers tried to continue the dictatorship but in 1974 a democratic revolution re-installed a republican form of government. After narrowly avoiding a Communist coup, Portugal flourished, although it presently faces structural problems similar to those of its nearest European neighbors. Now after a socialist ruling Prime-Minister Durão Barroso established a Social- Democrat governament.
Well what do you think?
When Celts and Iberians contacted a new tribe was formed in the center, the Celtiberians. In modern Portugal's region the Celts originated the Galicians, established in Galicia ande above river Douro. From the Cetiberians were born the Lusitans between the river Douro and Tejo(or Tagus). In the south the Cunnicians a race of Iberians. When the romans came the cunnicians were imideatly anexed to the Empire. But the Lusintans and the Galicians fought with breavure.
Under the comand of Viriato the Lusitans were one of the first people to make guerilla tatics.
Only with the killing of Viriato that the Romans contolled Lusitania.
In the V century first the Vandals, then the Swevens and finnaly the Visigoths.
Then came the Arabs.
About 1000 AD king Alfonso VI of Léon asked help to two young princes from Bungdury. As a prize Alfonso gave to one, D.Henrique the Portucalense condate and his daugther.
Theier son D.Afonso Henriques, the Conqueror wanted the condate independent, and batteled aginst Castille and Léon.
In 1139 AD, Afonso Henriques, defeated a Muslim army at Ourique. Impolitely, he took that opportunity to declare Portugal independent of Castile,in 1143 with the treaty of Zamora, with himself as king
of the new country. He was able to get away with it largely due to the recognition by the Christian kingdoms of Spain that the Muslims were the common enemy, and when assured that Portugal would still play an active role in the impending Reconquista.The original capital of Portugal was Gimarães but with Lisbon's coquest the capital was moved. During XII and XIII centuries Portugal became a great european country.Two hundred years later, once the Muslims were confined to their tiny corner of Spain in Granada and Portugal had a throne succeson problem Castile saw fit to repossess the Portuguese kingdom. When the Castilian army was soundly thrashed in battle by the warrior king João I Mestre de Aviz, it was clear to all that Portugal was there to stay.After the victory over Castile and the collective reconquest of Iberia from the Muslims, Portugal looked overseas to continue its expansion. King John led a campaign against Ceuta in North Africa (modern-day Morocco). The ease of Ceutas conquest caught the attention of his third son, Prince Henry the Navigator. Henrys older brother Duarte succeeded to the throne after Joãos death, and the two were often at odds, with Duarte skeptical and suspicious of Henrys ambitions to explore new lands and convert the natives to Christianity. For the next twenty years Henry sponsored expeditions to western Africa, and even led a campaign to invade Tangiers in 1437 (which ended in defeat). But on the whole Henrys personal seafaring experience was limited; his sobriquet comes from his patronage of other adventurers and the resulting age of discovery and colonization that they inaugurated with his support.
Portuguese explorers continued their discoveries after Henrys death in 1460. The greatest was Bartolomeu Dias, whose 1488 voyage around the southern coast of Africa made Europe aware of the Indian Ocean and a shorter route to India than the one Columbus gambled on just four years later. Dias also traveled across the western Atlantic to Brazil; on that voyage he was lost at sea in 1498.
Closely following Dias was Vasco da Gama, who took Dias maps and went beyond their limits, landing in India in 1497. He made three trips to India over the following thirty years, the last of which took place in 1524 after his appointment by the King as viceroy of India. He did not live long after his arrival; some speculate he was poisoned by corrupt administrators who feared punishment at his hands.
In 1500, Pedro Alvares Cabral discoverd South America and quickly the Portugueses established colonies there.
In 1543, Portuguese sailors were shipwrecked in Japan. They did not stay long, but left behind the technique of musket-making - in that way, a handful of men changed Japanese history forever, as the samurai era was drowned by the sound of musketfire. By that time Portugals overseas holdings were vast, comprising holdings all over Africa, India, China, Macao, and South America.
In 1580 Spain awoke, and because a young king died without children, king Philip II of Spain took the opportunity to occupy Portugal's throne and for almost 60 years the two countries were united. The Portuguese royalty did not give up, though, and through clever diplomacy and alliance with England they were able to restore their monarchy and, with Spain greatly weakened and demoralized by the Thirty Years War, finally forced Spanish recognition of Portuguese independence. Portugal remained an influential and wealthy European power through the Napoleonic Wars, when its alliance with Britain gave the British a foothold on the Continent to oppose Napoleons armies.
Portugals prosperity lasted until the 1890s, when a combination of inflation and sluggish industrialization undermined its industries. Dissatisfaction with the monarchy led to a coup and the establishment of a republic in 1910; this did not last long, as radical groups pursued extreme agendas and unrest grew. In 1926, the army bloodlessly overthrew the republic; the junta asked a university professor and occasional member of parliament named Antonio Oliviera de Salazar to assume control of all economic policy. Six years later, Salazar became prime minister, a limited office in theory but dictator in practice. Salazars new constitution formalized his powers and he ruled Portugal with absolute authority for nearly 40 years.
In 1968 Salazar suffered a stroke; his ministers tried to continue the dictatorship but in 1974 a democratic revolution re-installed a republican form of government. After narrowly avoiding a Communist coup, Portugal flourished, although it presently faces structural problems similar to those of its nearest European neighbors. Now after a socialist ruling Prime-Minister Durão Barroso established a Social- Democrat governament.
Well what do you think?
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