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Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe , whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira . It features the westernmost point in continental Europe ; its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean ; and in the north and east, the Portugal-Spain border , which constitutes the longest uninterrupted border line in the European Union . Portugal is the oldest nation-state in Europe. Founded in 1143, its current borders were established in mid-13th century, making them some of the most ancient in Europe and the world. Its archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments . On the mainland, the Alentejo region occupies the biggest area but is one of the least densely populated regions of Europe. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population , and it is also the main spot for tourists alongside Porto , the Algarve and Madeira .
As one of the oldest countries in Europe, its territory has been continuously settled and fought over since prehistoric times . The territory was inhabited by the Celtic and Iberian peoples. It was later ruled by the Romans , followed by the invasions of Germanic peoples together with the Alans and later the Moors , who were eventually expelled during the Reconquista . First founded as a county within the Kingdom of León in 868, Portugal formally became an independent kingdom with the Treaty of Zamora in 1143.
During the Age of Discovery , particularly in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal established one of the longest-lived maritime and commercial empires, becoming one of the main economic and political powers of the time. By the early 19th century, events such as the 1755 Lisbon earthquake , the country's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars , and the resulting independence of Brazil in 1822 led to a marked decay of Portugal's prior opulence . This was followed by the civil war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists over royal succession from 1828 to 1834. The 1910 revolution deposed Portugal's monarchy and established the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic , later superseded by the authoritarian regimes of Ditadura Nacional (National Dictatorship) and Estado Novo (New State). Democracy was restored after the Carnation Revolution (1974), ending the Portuguese Colonial War and eventually losing its remaining colonial possessions. (Full article... )
The lift as seen from Rua de Santa Justa
The Santa Justa Lift (Portuguese : Elevador de Santa Justa , pronounced [elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃tɐ ˈʒuʃtɐ] ), also called Carmo Lift (Portuguese : Elevador do Carmo , [elɨvɐˈðoɾ ðu ˈkaɾmu] ), is an elevator , or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Justa , in the historic center of Lisbon , Portugal . Situated at the end of Rua de Santa Justa , it connects the lower streets of the Baixa with the higher Largo do Carmo (Carmo Square).
Since its construction the lift has become a tourist attraction for Lisbon as, among the urban lifts in the city, Santa Justa is the only remaining vertical (conventional) one. Others, including
Elevador da Glória and
Elevador da Bica , are actually
funicular railways, and the other lift constructed around the same time, the
Elevator of São Julião , has since been demolished. (
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The trocaz pigeon , Madeira laurel pigeon or long-toed pigeon (Columba trocaz ) is a pigeon which is endemic to the island of Madeira , Portugal . It is a mainly grey bird with a pinkish breast; its silvery neck patch and lack of white wing markings distinguish it from its close relative and probable ancestor, the common wood pigeon . Its call is a characteristic six-note cooing, weaker and lower-pitched than that of the wood pigeon. Despite its bulky, long-tailed appearance, this pigeon has a fast, direct flight.
A scarce resident breeder in
laurisilva forests, the trocaz pigeon lays one white egg in a flimsy twig nest. Its numbers fell sharply after human colonisation of the Madeira
archipelago , and it vanished altogether from
Porto Santo Island . The major cause of its population decline was
habitat loss from forest clearance, but hunting and nest predation by
introduced rats were also contributory factors. Protection of the
laurel forests and a ban on hunting have enabled numbers to increase, so that the species is no longer endangered. (
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Image 1 Monument 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 )
Image 2 Typical Portuguese filigree heart shaped pendant, an iconic item in Portuguese fashion and design. (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 4 This 1755 copper engraving shows the ruins of
Lisbon in flames and a
tsunami overwhelming the ships in the harbor. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 6 The main language areas in Iberia, circa 300 BC. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 7 Gil Vicente , 16th-century Portuguese
playwright (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 8 Iberian Peninsula
c. 560.
Suebi territory with its capital in
Braga (blue);
Visigothic territory with its capital in
Toledo (green) (from
History of Portugal )
Image 9 The frontispiece of the 1826 Portuguese Constitution featuring King-Emperor
Pedro IV and his daughter Queen
Maria II (from
History of Portugal )
Image 11 Mértola 's
former mosque was transformed into a church in 1238. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 13 Vasco da Gama landing in
Kerala, India (from
History of Portugal )
Image 14 Carnival parade in
Loulé ,
Algarve region. (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 15 Caliphate disintegrated into small
Taifas kingdoms in 1031. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 16 Portuguese colonies in Africa by the time of the Colonial War. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 17 Flute player of Podence (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 18 Aroeira 3 skull of 400,000 year old
Homo heidelbergensis .
The oldest trace of human history in Portugal. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 19 Maios celebration in Madeira island
[1] (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 20 Visigothic kingdom in Iberia from 625 to 711 (from
History of Portugal )
Image 21 Gomes da Costa and his troops march victorious into Lisbon on 6 June 1926. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 22 The 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 )
Image 25 "
Festa da Coca " during the
Corpus Christi celebration, in
Monção , Portugal (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 28 Example of Castræ round houses,
Citânia de Briteiros (from
History of Portugal )
Image 29 Monarchist counter-revolutionary soldiers holding the
flag of the monarchy after the capture of
Porto in 1919. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 30 A bride and her groom in the carnival of Lazarim, Portugal (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 31 Map 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 )
Image 32 John IV of Portugal (from
History of Portugal )
Image 33 Map of Brazil issued by
Portuguese explorers in 1519 (from
History of Portugal )
Image 34 Dolmen of Cerqueira,
Sever do Vouga (from
History of Portugal )
Image 36 Most of Portugal and Spain as
Caliphate of Córdoba circa 929 to 1031. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 37 Megalithic spirals,
cromlech near
Évora (from
History of Portugal )
Image 38 Portuguese rejoice during the 1975 Carnation Revolution. (from
History of Portugal )
Image 39 "Levantamento do mastro" in Fonte Arcada, Portugal (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 41 Rooster of Barcelos , the iconic Portuguese souvenir (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 42 Portuguese 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 )
Image 43 Caretos in the carnival of Podence, Portugal (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 44 Areas of the Roman province of Hispania occupied by the barbarian people c. 409-429 (from
History of Portugal )
Image 46 The Roman Provinces
Lusitania and
Gallaecia , after the reorganization of
Diocletian AD 298 (from
History of Portugal )
Image 47 Natural cork bags. (from
Culture of Portugal )
Image 48 The 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 )
"
To Angola! Quickly and strongly! "
Para Angola, rapidamente e em força!
António de Oliveira Salazar , dictator, when the independence war in Angola started
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Ruins of St. John the Baptist Church in Andheri , built by the Portuguese Jesuits in 1579.
Bombay, also called Bom Bahia or Bom Baim in Indo-Portuguese creole , Mumbai in the local language; is the financial and commercial capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world . It's also the cosmopolitan city centre of the Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area , and the cultural base of the Bollywood film industry. At the time of arrival of the Portuguese Armadas , Bombay was an archipelago of seven islands . Between the third century BCE and 1348, the islands came under the control of successive Hindu dynasties. The Delhi Sultanate had been ruling the area along with Chaul , New Bombay (Thana ) & Damaon ; with the local administration at Bassein (Vasai) since the raids of Malik Kafur in the Konkan region and across the Indian subcontinent. This territory in North Konkan along with the Bombay islands were later taken over by the Sultan of Guzerat from 1391 to 1534, when he had declared the end of the suzerainty to Delhi, after the Timurid invasion of it. Growing apprehensive of the power of the Moghal emperor Humayun , Sultan Bahadur Shah of Gujarat was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein on 23 December 1534; according to which, the seven islands of Bombay, Fort San Sebastian of Bassein in strategic town of Bassein (Vasai), and its dependencies were offered to the Portuguese East Indies . The places were only later officially surrendered on 25 October 1535, by the Sultan of Guzerat.
The
Portuguese in Goa-Anjediva and Bombay-Bassein were actively involved in the foundation and growth of their
Latin Christian religion in Bombay and the neighbour area. They called the island by various names, which finally took the written form
Bom Baim , when the islands were leased to several Portuguese officers during their regime. Portuguese
Franciscans and
Jesuits built several churches in the city, prominent ones are the
St Michael's Church at
Mahim ,
St John the Baptist Church at
Andheri ,
St Andrew's Church and the
Basilica of Mount Bandra (Bombay) at
Bandra , and
Gloria Church at
Byculla ,
Holy Spirit Church Nandakhal at
Virar . The Portuguese also built several fortifications around the city like the
Bombay Castle ,
Castella de Aguada (Castelo da Aguada or Bandra Fort), and
Madh Fort . (
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Anthony of Padua , OFM , (Portuguese : António/Antônio de Pádua ; Italian : Antonio di/da Padova ; Latin : Antonius Patavinus ) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese : António/Antônio de Lisboa ; Italian : Antonio da/di Lisbona ; Latin : Antonius Olisiponensis ; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões ; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor .
Anthony was born and raised by a wealthy family in
Lisbon , Portugal, and died in
Padua , Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly
canonized saints in church history, being canonized less than a year after his death. (
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
Espirógrafo (Bispira volutacornis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 43
Espirógrafo (Sabella spallanzanii), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 70
Estrella roja del Mediterráneo (Echinaster sepositus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-31, DD 79
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Maria Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-20, DD 29
Moma amarilla (Tripterygion delaisi), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2022-07-29, DD 32
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Erizo de mar violáceo (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 40
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Espirógrafo (Sabella spallanzanii), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 70
Estrella roja del Mediterráneo (Echinaster sepositus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-31, DD 79
Gusano de fuego (Hermodice carunculata), Madeira, Portugal, 2019-05-31, DD 45
Iberian Peninsula antique map
Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01
Lagoa do Capitão com montanha do pico
Lang's short tail blue (Leptotes pirithous) male underside
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Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute
Maria Isabel of Portugal in front of the Prado in 1829 by Bernardo López y piquer
POR-4-Imperial Treasury-2400 Reis (1798-99)
Pez ballesta (Balistes capriscus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-23, DD 24
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Puente Don Luis I, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 13
Salmonete de fango (Mullus barbatus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 59
Sepia común (Sepia officinalis), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2020-07-21, DD 62
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