timeline of portugal

By samantha.rainey
  • Oct 8, 1147

    moved lisbon from moors

    moved lisbon from moors
    kind Alfonso takes Lisbon from the moors and adjusts the border to the line with the river Tagus.
  • Period: 1348 to 1349

    the black death

    the black death has a devastating toll on the Portuguese.
  • May 29, 1488

    cape of good hope

    cape of good hope
    Portuguese explorers Bartolomeu dies become first European navigator to round the cape of good hope.

  • killing 77,000

    killing 77,000
    an earthquake devastates the area in and around Lisbon, killing around 77,000

  • kingdom formed

    kingdom formed
    the Portugal and Brazil ls kingdom is formed.

  • slaves banned

    slaves banned
    the shipping of slaves from Angola is banned.

  • world one

    world one
    Portugal fights on the side of the allied troops.

  • warfare

    warfare
    guerrilla warfare begins in several of Portugal colonies in Africa.

  • bombed

    bombed
    the Portuguese embassy in the Hague bombed

  • Adopts

    Adopts
    portugal adopts the Euro