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When King Sebastian of Portugal died, the throne passed to his Grand-uncle, Henry of Portugal (he might be called Henry II because Henry, Count of Portugal, father of Alphonso I of Portugal, was the first of that name to rule Portugal). When Henry died, a succession crisis occurred and António, Prior of Crato, was proclaimed António of Portugal.
Eight locations have been always considered cities since Portugal became an independent kingdom ( de facto 1128): Braga, Coimbra, Lamego, Porto and Viseu, as well as Évora, Lisbon and Silves, which were annexed at a later date. Guarda was the first city proclaimed as part of the independent kingdom, in 1199.
The word Portugal derives from the combined Roman - Celtic place name Portus Cale [18] [19] (present-day's conurbation of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia ). Porto stems from the Latin for port, portus; Cale ' s meaning and origin is unclear. The mainstream explanation is an ethnonym derived from the Callaeci, also known as the Gallaeci peoples, who ...
v. t. e. The presence of the Knights Templar in Portugal can be traced from 1128 until their dissolution in the 14th century. Having played a key role during the Portuguese Reconquista by taking, settling or defending the territory from the Muslims, the Order was an influential organisation in Portugal and valuable partner to the Portuguese Crown.
Coimbra (/ k oʊ ˈ ɪ m b r ə /, also US: / k u ˈ-, ˈ k w ɪ m b r ə /, UK: / ˈ k ɔɪ m b r ə /, Portuguese: [kuˈĩbɾɐ] ⓘ or [ˈkwĩbɾɐ]) is a city and a municipality in Portugal.The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi).
The Toural Square in 2009. Guimarães ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡimɐˈɾɐ̃jʃ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the ...
The Algarve (UK: ⫽ æ l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v, ˈ æ l ɡ-⫽, US: ⫽ ɑː l ˈ ɡ ɑːr v ə, æ l ˈ-⫽, Portuguese: [alˈgaɾvɨ] ⓘ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal.It has an area of 4,997 km 2 (1,929 sq mi) with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities (concelhos or municípios in Portuguese).
Diogo Costa. Diogo Meireles da Costa ComM ( Portuguese pronunciation: [diˈoɣuˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 19 September 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Portugal national team . Coming through Porto 's youth system, Costa won the UEFA Youth League in 2019.