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History of Portugal by polity

  • Al-AndalusOn the 30th of April 711, an army of 7,000 men led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad landed at Gibraltar. This force crossed into the Iberian Peninsula to intervene in a…
  • Kingdom of PortugalOn the 26th of July 1139, Afonso Henriques stood before his troops and was acclaimed King of the Portuguese. This moment followed a battle that some…