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	History of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Portugal's acceptance in the OECD, NATO and EFTA, was not an unconditional sign of the international acceptance of the regime: in the context of the cold war and international pragmatism, Portugal was a small country with a relatively important geostrategical position, thus Western interests turned a blind eye on the regime's policies.
		The Lusitanians inhabit central Portugal, the Calaicians or Gallaeci northern Portugal, the Celtici are in Alentejo and the Conii are in the Algarve.
		1112 – Afonso Henriques inherits the County of Portugal, a fiefdom of the Kingdom of León.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Portugal (7611 words)

	4Reference \|\| The Establishment of the Monarchy in Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alphonso, who became count of Portugal in 1128, was one of the warrior heroes of medieval romance; his exploits were sung by troubadours throughout south-western Europe, and even in Africa "ibn Errik" "the son of Henry" was known and feared.
		Alphonso succeeded in conquering part of Galicia, but in attempting to capture the frontier fortress of Badajoz he was wounded and forced to surrender to Ferdinand II of Leon (1169).
		The reign of Alphonso II ("the Fat") is noteworthy for the first meeting of the Portuguese cortes, to which the upper hierarchy of the Church and the nobles (Hidalgos and ricos homens) were summoned by royal writ.
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	Encyclopedia: The Establishment of the Monarchy in Portugal
		Alphonso took advantage of these dissentions to invade Alemtejo, reinforced by the Templars and the Hospitallers, whose respective headquarters were at Tomar and Soure.
		Alfonso II The reign of Alphonso II ("the Fat") is noteworthy for the first meeting of the Portuguese cortes, to which the upper hierarchy of the Church and the nobles (fidalgos and ricos homens) were summoned by royal writ.
		Sancho II of Portugal, the Pious, fourth king of Portugal, born in September 8, 1207 in Coimbra, was the oldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, princess Urraca of Castile.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Establishment-of-the-Monarchy-in-Portugal (4426 words)

	PORT - LoveToKnow Article on PORT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
		Alphonso, who became count of Portugal in 1128, was one of the warrior heroes of medieval romance; his exploits were sung by troubadours throughout south-western Europe, and even in Africa ibn Errik the son of Henrywas known and feared.
		The royal authority in Portugal was delegated to Margaret of Savoy, duchess of Mantua, whose train of Spanish and Italian courtiers aroused the jealousy of the Portuguese nobles, while the harsh rule of her secretary of state, Miguel de Vasconcellos de Brito, provoked the resentment of all classes.
	9.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PO/PORT.htm (21314 words)

	JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN VI., KING OF PORTUGAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Succeeding to the crown at a time when Portugal was at the height of its political power, and Lisbon in a position of commercial importance previously unknown, John III., unfortunately for his dominions, became subservient to the clerical party among his subjects, with disastrous consequences to the commercial and social prosperity of his kingdom.
		(1603-1656), the Fortunate, king of Portugal, was born at Villaviciosa in March 1603, succeeded to the dukedom of Braganza in 1630, and married Luisa de Guzman, eldest daughter of the duke of Medina Sidonia, in 1633.
		By the unanimous voice of the people he was raised to the throne of Portugal (of which he was held to be the legitimate heir) at the revolution effected in December 1640 against the Spanish king, Philip IV.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /J/JO/JOHN_VI_KING_OF_PORTUGAL.htm (1359 words)

	Pope Alexander VI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was born at Xàtiva, València, Spain, and his father's surname was Lanzol or Llancol; that of his mother's family, Borgia or Borja, was assumed by him on the elevation of his maternal uncle to the papacy as Callixtus III (April 8, 1455).
		Neapolitan resistance collapsed; Alphonso fled and abdicated in favour of his son Ferdinand II, who also had to escape, abandoned by all, and the kingdom was conquered with surprising ease.
		Shortly afterwards he induced Alphonso d'Este, son of the duke of Ferrara, to marry her, thus establishing her as heiress to one of the most important principalities in Italy (January 1502).
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	Afonso VI of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Afonso VI (English Alphonzo or Alphonse), or Affonso (Old Portuguese), (August 12, 1643-September 12, 1683) was the twenty-second (or twenty-third according to some historians) King of Portugal, the second of the House of Braganza, known as the Victorious (Port.
		Colonial affairs saw the Dutch conquest of Jaffnapatam, Portugal's last colony in Sri Lanka (1658) and the cession of Bombay and Tangier to England (June 23, 1661) as dowry for Afonso's sister, Catherine of Braganza who had married King Charles II of England.
		Afonso and was banished to the island of Terceira in the Azores for seven years, returning to Portugal shortly before he died.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afonso_VI_of_Portugal (414 words)

	Portugal_in_the_period_of_discoveries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The agriculture of the countryside had diversified to the point where grain was imported from Morocco (a symptom of an economy dependent upon Portugal's), while specialised crops occupied former grain-growing areas: vinyards, olives, or the sugar factories of the Algarve, later to be reproduced in Brazil (Braudel 1985).
		Under Alphonso V (1443-1481), surnamed the African, the Gulf of Guinea was explored as far as Cape St Catherine, and three expeditions (1458, 1461, 1471) were sent to Morocco; in 1471 Arzila (Asila) and Tangier were captured from the Moors.
		The treaty gave to Portugal all lands which might be discovered east of a straight line drawn from the Arctic Pole to the Antarctic, at a distance of 370 leagues west of Cape Verde.
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	Vilamoura Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Alfonso was the son of Henry, Count of Portugal and Teresa of Leon, the illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile.
		Portugal's name derives from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'' (Latin for "Warm Port.") Cale was the name of an early settlement located at the mouth of the Douro River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean in the north of what is now Portugal.
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	CSC,LLC. - Point of View - Portugal
		Portugal's population is hovering around 10 million, but in recent years, the country is one of the few in the world that has a negative population growth.
		Alfonso VI, as he was called married Marie-Francoise Isabelle of Savoy and because she was not able to produce a successor and the fact that he was out watching cockfights all of the time, things did not work out.
		Portugal having come close to dismemberment several years earlier indicated that they did not wish to take sides in the matter and would like to be friends with everyone.
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	alphonso vi of portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Afonso VI (August 21,1643 - September 12,1675) was king of Portugal, the second king of the House of Braganza.
		He succeeded his father in 1656 at the age of 16.
		Colonial affairs saw the Dutch conquest of Jaffnapatam, Portugal's last colony in Sri Lanka (1658) and the cession of Tangier to England (June 23 1661) as dowry for Afonso's sister, Catherine who had married King Charles II of England.
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	Galicia (Spain) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Historically, Galicia is heir to the Roman Gallaecia which included parts of what is today northwestern Spain and northern Portugal.
		In the 5th century invasions, Galicia fell to the Suevi, in 411 CE, who loosely held it until it was annexed to the Visigothic dominions of Leovigild in 585.
		In 1072 it was forcibly reannexed by Garcia's brother Alphonso VI of Castile and from that time Galicia remained an integral part of the kingdom of Castile and Leon.
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	History of Madeira & Portugal
		Portugal is left without a king, as king Fernando of Portugal dies with no male son to inherit the crown.
		King Manuel of Portugal, dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations, he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497, thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class.
		Philip III of Portugal (Philip IV of Spain) was held responsible for the fall of Spain.
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		An altar was erected and consecrated by the chaplain to the expedition, and a mass was sung for the repose of the soul of Prince Henry.
		The Portugal contingent were then met by Caramansa, the king of the country, who came, surrounded by a great guard of fls armed with assegais, their bodies scantily decorated with monkey fur and palm leaves.
		The fl monarch must have presented a handsome appearance, for his arms and legs were decked with gold bracelets and rings, he had a kind of dog-collar fitted with bells round his neck, and some pieces of gold were daintily twisted into his beard.
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	List of people by name: A - Simple English Wikipedia
		Adrian VI, (1459-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
		Adrian VI, Pope, (1522-1523), pope from 1522 to 1523
		Alexander VI, Pope, (1431-1503), Roman pope of the 15th century
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		Afonso VI (August 21, 1643 - September 12, 1675) was king of Portugal, the second king of the House of Braganza.
		His reign saw military victories over the Spanish at Ameixial (June 8 1663) and Montes Claros (June 17 1665), culminating in the final Spanish recognition of Portugal's independence on February 13, 1668.
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		Alphonso VI of Portugal -- (1643-1667) second king of the House of Braganza[?]
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
		It uses material from the wikipedia article Alfonso VI : Alphonso VI.
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	Afonso VI of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His saw military victories over the Spanish at (June 8 1663) and Montes Claros (June 1665) culminating in the final Spanish recognition Portugal's independence on February 13 1668.
		Colonial affairs saw the Dutch conquest Jaffnapatam Portugal's last colony in Sri Lanka and the cession of Bombay and Tangier England (June 23 1661) as dowry for sister Catherine of Braganza who had married King Charles II of England.
		English mediation on 1661 saw Holland Portuguese rule of Brazil in return for control of Sri Lanka.
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		King Alphonso (Alfonso) IX of Leon and Wessex (1171 - 1230)
		King Alphonso (Alfonso) Jimeno VI of Castile and Leon (~1030 - 1109)
		King Alphonso (Alfonso) VII of Castile and Leon (1087 - 1134)
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	Alphonso I Henriques King of Portugal
		In 1139 he won Portugal's independence for Leon in a decisive battle over the Moors at Quirque.
		1154 - Sancho I Henriques King of Portugal
		Alfonso VI The Valient King of Castile and Leon
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	Royal Family of Europe - pafg38 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Soon After the death of Cromwell, Charles was restored to his kingdom, and entered London on his thirtieth birthday, 29 MAY 1660.
		He married, 31 May 1662, Donna Catherine Infanta of Portugal, born 25 November 1638, daughter of John iv., King of Portugal, sister of Alphonso vi and Pedro ii., successively kings of Portugal.
		King Charles died 6 February 1685 leaving no issue by his queen, who retired to Lisbon, where she died 31 December 1705.
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		?, Alphonso VIII, King,of Castile, Spain (1 MAR 1155 - 1214)
		?, Alphonso IX, King,of Leon, Spain (1166 - 1230)
		?, Alphonso VII, King,of Castille and Leon, Spain
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	~Henry of Burgundy "Count" of Portugal/~Teresa Alfonso of Castile "Queen" of Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born: at: Toledo,Toledo,Spain 34-17,894 Died: 1 NOV 1130 at: Father:~Alphonso VI "King" of Leon and Castile Mother:~Zaida of Denia "Princess" of Seville Other Spouses: Fernando de Trava "Count" of Trastamara
		Name: Alphonso Henriquez Born: Abt 1094 at: Married: at: Died: at: Spouses:
		Name: *~Alphonso I "King" of Portugal** Born: 25 JUL 1110 at: Guimaraes 33-8947 Married: Bef 1 JUL 1146 at: Died: 6 DEC 1185 at: Coimbra Spouses: ~Mathilde de Maurienne "Countess" of Savoy NOTES
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		Portugal was in process of systematic explorations in all directions; towards India is well documented but also sweeping the Atlantic and discovering the offshore islands of the Azores and others.
		After a year the ships rejoined at Newfoundland, shared information and then Miguel returned to Portugal with Gaspar remaining and returning to his prior destination or for further explorations.
		Evidently he was expected to return to Portugal but he never arrived and little trace of him ever surfaced.
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	Alfonso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso (or Afonso, Alphonso, Alphonse) may refer to any of the following;
		Afonso II of Portugal -- (1185-1223) "the Fat"
		Alphonso is also a variety of mango found in India, see alphonso (mango).
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	Alfonso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Alfonso (or Afonso, Alphonso) may refer to any of the following;
		Afonso VI of Portugal -- (1656-1683) second king of the house of Braganza
		See also: list of first names, lists of incumbents
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