Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by Spain, and including the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores. As a result of the Reconquista, Portugal was established as a county of the Kingdom of Leon in 868 and formally as a kingdom in 1179; during the Age of Discovery the kingdom led maritime exploration and built the Portuguese Empire. The kingdom became a republic in 1910, a dictatorship in 1926, and restored democracy in 1976.
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Start YearThe lead names three real, distinct dates for Portuguese statehood: county status under the Kingdom of Leon in 868, formal kingdom status in 1179, and the country becoming a republic in 1910 (with democracy restored in 1976 after the 1926 dictatorship). Recorded here as 1179, the date the source gives for Portugal formally becoming a kingdom, with 868 and 1910 named as the earlier and later alternates rather than silently dropped. Government type (class) Classification
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Founded in 1319 by King Denis of Portugal, largely to absorb the Knights Templar members, properties and mission in Portugal after that order international suppression.
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Lisbon, Portugal
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was a Hispano-Portuguese skeptic, philosopher and physician
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Pedro da Fonseca (Latin: Petrus Fonsecae; 1528 – 4 November 1599) was a Portuguese Jesuit Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian, and member of the School of Salamanca.
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Portugal was established as a county of the Kingdom of León in 868 and formally as a kingdom in 1179
Portugal: Status
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, bordered by Spain, and including the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores.
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Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city. Portugal's internal waters
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Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe.
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