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	Portugal - LoveToKnow 1911
		The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
		Six-sevenths of the population of continental Portugal inhabit the provinces north of the Tagus.
		In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Portugal (15866 words)

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Economic History of Portugal
		This period is the Discoveries, a process that started during John I’s reign, in particular under the forceful direction of the king’s sons, most famous among them the mythical Henry, the Navigator.
		Portugal was the pioneer of transoceanic navigation, discovering lands and sea routes formerly unknown to Europeans, and starting trades and commercial routes that linked Europe to other continents in a totally unprecedented fashion.
		Portugal kept most of its positions both in Africa and America, and this part of the world was to acquire extreme importance in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
	eh.net /encyclopedia/article/amaral.portugal (9498 words)

	Portugal
		Portugal's agricultural sector was only one-half to one- fourth as productive as those of most other EC member states, despite US$2 billion of EC funds that had been invested in modernization efforts between 1986 and the early 1990s.
		Because the wealth from the discoveries did not produce a middle class of competent, trained individuals to whom the affairs of state gradually fell, leadership in Portugal remained in the hands of the king and the military aristocracy.
		Portugal was annexed by Spain, and Philip II was declared Filipe I of Portugal.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/portugal/all.html (18969 words)

	Portugal at Caribbean Topfunwebsites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south.
		Portugal developed an increasingly service-based economy and it was one of the eleven founding countries of the Euro in 1999, with very restrictive criteria, and began circulating its new currency on January 1, 2002 along with 12 other EU members.
		Portugal was recognized as a autonomous kingdom by Leon in 1143 and by the Pope in 1179.
	www.topfunwebsites.com /guadeloupe/portugal.html (6959 words)

	The Virtual Jewish History Tour - Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		From the Golden Age of Discovery to the Inquisition, Portugese Jewry went from the heights of wealth and success to the depths of anguish and despair.
		Sparks of Portugal’s past can be found in the remote mountain villages, where the some of the last remaining Marrano communities can still be found practicing Jewish rituals behind closed doors, fear of persecutions still looming.
		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.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/Portugal.html (3316 words)

	Portugal in the Age of Discovery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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: vineyards, olives, or the sugar factories of the Algarve, later to be reproduced in Brazil (Braudel 1985).
		Christopher Columbus' discovery of what they thought was India at that time, is something that historians diverge in terms of the consequences that lead to this discovery.
		The Consolidation of the Monarchy in Portugal (1279-1415)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portugal_in_the_period_of_discoveries (1807 words)

	Chapter 13: The Individuality of Portugal
		It was in 1295 that King Diniz of Portugal essentially established the present eastern boundaries of Portugal, with one exception.
		Portugal was given the opportunity of consolidating its territory under the leadership of the court at Lisbon, which became the center of political balance in the country.
		Portugal established a well-rooted and ultimately prosperous agriculture in the southern lands taken from the Moslems.
	libro.uca.edu /stanislawski/Chap13.htm (2855 words)

	Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
		The so-called Age of Exploration was a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships were traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe.
		Portugal's larger rival Spain had been somewhat slower that their smaller neighbour to begin exploring the Atlantic, and it was not until late in the fifteenth century that Castilian sailors began to compete with their Iberian neighbours.
		In 1580 the Spanish King Philip II became also King of Portugal, as rightful heir to the Crown after his cousin Sebastiao died without sons (Philip II of Spain was grandson of Manuel I of Portugal).
	www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Age_of_Discovery_.html (2103 words)

	Aviz - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		IPA: /ɐ.'viʃ/) is a dynasty of kings of Portugal.
		After a short struggle for the throne of Portugal the Crown of Portugal was taken by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs, even if only in a personal union that did not formally ended Portuguese independence.
		His domain would last until 1640, with the acclamation of the duke of Bragança as John IV of Portugal.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Aviz (240 words)

	History of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		1112 – Afonso Henriques inherits the County of Portugal, a fiefdom of the Kingdom of León.
		Alfonso VII of Leon and Castille recognizes the Kingdom of Portugal with the assistance of the Holy See who recognizes Alphonso as the ruler of Portugal, but the church did not wanted a division in Hispania in an era of crusades against the Moors so it did not recognize him as king.
		Portugal invades Conakry, in the Republic of Guinea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Portugal (7763 words)

	Kings of Portugal
		His reign was a period of growth for the Templars in Portugal.
		Afonso the brave conquered the Algarve from the Moors and introduced a period of cultural advance.
		Under Philip I, Portugal enjoyed considerable autonomy, but his successors, Philip II (Philip III of Spain) and Philip III (Philip IV of Spain), treated it as a Spanish province, provoking widespread discontent.
	www.thornr.demon.co.uk /kchrist/kings.html (531 words)

	Portugal Flag
		Portugal is an independent kingdom since 1143, and
		Portugal Flag was White with a big Blue cross on the
		The Portugal Secrets mini-course will be sent to you via email -- each day for the next 5 days.
	www.portugal-secrets.com /newsletter/article4.html (955 words)

	Lamson Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Portugal And Africa: The Politics Of Indifference (a Case Study In American Foreign Policy), By John A. Marcum
		Itinéraire Historique Du Portugal; Texte De Virginia De Castro E Almeida, Notes De Fernando De Pamplona
		The Revolution Within The Revolution : Workers’ Control In Rural Portugal
	www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/subjkey/portugal (93 words)

	PavlusTravel/Tauck: Spain and Portugal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Your journey begins in colorful Portugal, visiting Lisbon, Sintra, Estoril and the Algarve.
		An afternoon sightseeing tour introduces you to the city’s landmark sights, including Mosterio du Jeronimos, the Coach Museum, the Tower of Belém and the Discoveries Monument, where 15th-century caravels (sailing ships) set off for new lands in Portugal’s Period of Great Discoveries.
		Your destination tonight is the beautiful Algarve, Portugal’s famous coastal resort area.
	www.cheapertravel.com /newtk/spainportugal.htm (1109 words)

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