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Jun 24, 1128
independence of Portugal
in Portugal, Alfonso Henriques defeats his mother and his Galician supporters (from the Casa de Traba) in the Battle of San Mamede, and takes over the government, which produces the de facto independence of Portugal. -
Sep 12, 1297
Crown of castilla
in the province of Zamora the Treaty of Alcañices is signed, by which the towns of Aracena and Aroche (Huelva), held by Portugal, pass definitively to the Crown of Castile. -
May 9, 1386
Alliance
alliance between Portugal and England by the Treaty of Windsor. -
Mar 6, 1479
Deliver of castilla
the Treaty of Alcáçovas was signed, in which Portugal handed over to Castile, the Canary Islands in exchange for possessions in West Africa. -
May 14, 1500
Brazil vs Portugal
Brazil passes into the domain of Portugal. -
Aug 10, 1519
Sphericity of the Earth.
Seville (Spain) set sail the expedition sent by the Portuguese Magallanes, who would discover the passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and would end up giving the first round the world, demonstrating the sphericity of the Earth. -
May 6, 1542
Evangelizing Work
On May 6, 1542, St. Francis Xavier arrives in Goa to develop his evangelizing work, at the request of John III, King of Portugal. -
Invincible?
in Portugal, the last ship of the Spanish Armada Involved sails from Lisbon to the English Channel, where it will be destroyed. -
Disaster(earthquake)
in Portugal, at 10:16 (local time) an earthquake of magnitude 8.7-9.0 on the Richter seismological scale completely destroys the city of Lisbon. The resulting tsunami drowns the survivors. Between 70,000 and 100,000 people die. -
President of the Government.
in Portugal, Marshal Saldanha Oliveira (82 years old), invades with some soldiers the palace of Ajuda and forces the king to appoint him president of the Government. -
Soccer clube
in Porto, Portugal, the soccer Clube do Porto was founded. -
Vote
in Portugal, a ruling of the Constitutional Court recognizes women's right to vote. -
Fatality
in Portugal, the Government is overthrown. -
Stadium
the Luz Stadium was inaugurated in Lisbon (Portugal). -
Desvastate
in Portugal, more than 3000 firefighters and 400 soldiers try to control 20 fires that devastate the center and the north of the country. -
UEFA
in Portugal Real Madrid wins its tenth UEFA Champions League cup -
Solar phenomenon
A total solar eclipse is seen in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (Spain, Portugal, etc.). -
World cup
Portugal qualify for the World Cup in Russia
