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Aside from the Iberian territory, Portugal also controls Azores and Madeira, a pair of island chains in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores is smack-dab in the middle of the ocean, while Madeira is close to the coast of UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}). They were first settled by humans when the Portuguese discovered them, so they are considered just as Portuguese as the mainland.
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Aside from the Iberian territory, Portugal also controls Azores and Madeira, a pair of island chains in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores is smack-dab in the middle of the ocean, while Madeira is close to the coast of UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}). They were first settled by humans when the Portuguese discovered them, so they are considered just as Portuguese as the mainland.
mainland.[[note]]There is some evidence that the islands were settled or at least used by Norse sailors prior to that, but they were long gone by the time the Portuguese first showed up.[[/note]]
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* The ''Videogame/SoulSeries'' presents the only example of a Portuguese warrior across the FightingGame genre. Setsuka (also known as 'Neve'), is a half-Japanese, half-Portuguese IaijutsuPractitioner born to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father on a ship travelling from the historic Kingdom of Portugal to Japan in the late 1500s. She was shunned throughout her early life due to her mixed heritage and Japan's isolationist policy at the time.
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Portugal ('''Portuguese:''' ''Portugal''), officially known as the Portuguese Republic ('''Portuguese:''' ''República Portuguesa'') is a small Southern European country located at the western edge of Europe, specifically, the Iberian Peninsula, and, including Azores, is the westernmost country in Europe. It is home to 10 million people that, like its neighbor, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, are descended from mixtures of Celtic, Roman, Visigothic, and Arab peoples. The people speak [[UsefulNotes/PortugueseLanguage Portuguese]], which is related to but distinct from Spanish. The language has a total of 215 million native speakers, mostly thanks to UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}.
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, while Spain borders it to its north and east. Being much larger, Spain historically had been the dominant player in Iberia (indeed, Portugal's identity as an independent country only started on 1128, when the kingdom was split from the Kingdom of León, which would become one of Spain's predecessor kingdoms) and had threatened Portugal with annexations[[note]]the most recent one being in the 1970s when Spain's dictator Francisco Franco was in his final years of rule[[/note]] or forced it into uneven unions for centuries, though relations between the countries are nowadays cordial, barring the minor spat of the territory of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenza Olivenza]], ''de jure'' owned by Portugal but administered by Spain yet has its sovereignty dispute being unresolved since ''1801'' anyway, so it doesn't really matter much. Portugal and Spain also hold the distinction of having one of the oldest borders in the world; theirs have not changed at all since the 1297 Treaty of Alcañices.
Portugal was the pioneer of the Age of Exploration and had once colonized areas as far as UsefulNotes/TimorLeste, but no doubt its greatest achievement was Brazil, its largest and most treasured former colony. In fact, Brazil was so important that the Portuguese monarchy actually once ''moved'' to Brazil when it became clear that the situation in the mainland [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars wasn't going well,]][[note]]This was the first and one of the very few times a European monarch even ''visited'' an overseas colony. UsefulNotes/FerdinandVII of Spain apparently intended to do the same with his own territories right after when Napoleon turned on him, but he was caught first.[[/note]] and when Brazil got its independence, Portugal's light in the international world kind of... dimmed.[[note]] The fact that King Pedro IV abdicated the Portuguese throne so that he could continue being Emperor Pedro I of Brazil speaks volumes about how Porgugal's prestige had been eclipsed by its own former colony. Though ironically, Pedro was later forced by scandal to abdicate the Brazilian throne as well, and returned to liberate Portugal from [[TheUsurper his despotic younger brother Miguel who had usurped the throne from his daughter Maria II]]. While Pedro died of [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]] and thus didn't see his side's victory, his efforts helped restore Maria to power.[[/note]] Still, other colonies were vigorously maintained to the modern period, as such that Portugal was the last of the Great Powers to cede most of its colonies in spite of the mass decolonization wrought upon by others shortly after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, mostly because of Salazar's conservative regime; its last overseas colony, UsefulNotes/{{Macau}}, was ceded to China in the late 1999, near the turn of the millennium.
By European standards, Portugal might be lacking in certain aspects; indeed, modernization didn't really take off until later thanks to the conservative Estado Novo regime, most notably in the educational department which saw most of its prospective students choosing to work rather than study further, plus the drafting of young men to repel rebellions in the colonies, causing many to emigrate from the country and initiating a massive brain drain. Education and general modernization were finally initiated in the 1960s, especially since the Carnation Revolution. Still, Portugal has [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative one of the lowest literacy rates of all European countries, at 95.7%]].
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, while Spain borders it to its north and east. Being much larger, Spain historically had been the dominant player in Iberia (indeed, Portugal's identity as an independent country only started on 1128, when the kingdom was split from the Kingdom of León, which would become one of Spain's predecessor kingdoms) and had threatened Portugal with annexations[[note]]the most recent one being in the 1970s when Spain's dictator Francisco Franco was in his final years of rule[[/note]] or forced it into uneven unions for centuries, though relations between the countries are nowadays cordial, barring the minor spat of the territory of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenza Olivenza]], ''de jure'' owned by Portugal but administered by Spain yet has its sovereignty dispute being unresolved since ''1801'' anyway, so it doesn't really matter much. Portugal and Spain also hold the distinction of having one of the oldest borders in the world; theirs have not changed at all since the 1297 Treaty of Alcañices.
Portugal was the pioneer of the Age of Exploration and had once colonized areas as far as UsefulNotes/TimorLeste, but no doubt its greatest achievement was Brazil, its largest and most treasured former colony. In fact, Brazil was so important that the Portuguese monarchy actually once ''moved'' to Brazil when it became clear that the situation in the mainland [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars wasn't going well,]][[note]]This was the first and one of the very few times a European monarch even ''visited'' an overseas colony. UsefulNotes/FerdinandVII of Spain apparently intended to do the same with his own territories right after when Napoleon turned on him, but he was caught first.[[/note]] and when Brazil got its independence, Portugal's light in the international world kind of... dimmed.[[note]] The fact that King Pedro IV abdicated the Portuguese throne so that he could continue being Emperor Pedro I of Brazil speaks volumes about how Porgugal's prestige had been eclipsed by its own former colony. Though ironically, Pedro was later forced by scandal to abdicate the Brazilian throne as well, and returned to liberate Portugal from [[TheUsurper his despotic younger brother Miguel who had usurped the throne from his daughter Maria II]]. While Pedro died of [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]] and thus didn't see his side's victory, his efforts helped restore Maria to power.[[/note]] Still, other colonies were vigorously maintained to the modern period, as such that Portugal was the last of the Great Powers to cede most of its colonies in spite of the mass decolonization wrought upon by others shortly after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, mostly because of Salazar's conservative regime; its last overseas colony, UsefulNotes/{{Macau}}, was ceded to China in the late 1999, near the turn of the millennium.
By European standards, Portugal might be lacking in certain aspects; indeed, modernization didn't really take off until later thanks to the conservative Estado Novo regime, most notably in the educational department which saw most of its prospective students choosing to work rather than study further, plus the drafting of young men to repel rebellions in the colonies, causing many to emigrate from the country and initiating a massive brain drain. Education and general modernization were finally initiated in the 1960s, especially since the Carnation Revolution. Still, Portugal has [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative one of the lowest literacy rates of all European countries, at 95.7%]].
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Portugal ('''Portuguese:''' ''Portugal''), officially known as the Portuguese Republic ('''Portuguese:''' ''República Portuguesa'') is a small Southern European country located at the western edge of Europe, specifically, the Iberian Peninsula, and, including Azores, is Peninsula. The Cabo da Roca, the westernmost country point of the Eurasian landmass, is to be found in Europe. Portugal. It is home to 10 million people that, like its neighbor, UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}, are descended from mixtures of Celtic, Roman, Visigothic, and Arab Moorish/Arab peoples. The people speak [[UsefulNotes/PortugueseLanguage Portuguese]], which is related to but distinct from Spanish. The language has a total of 215 million native speakers, mostly thanks to UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}.
UsefulNotes/{{Brazil}}.
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, while Spain borders it to its north and east. Being much larger, Spain historically had been the dominant player in Iberia (indeed, Portugal's identity as an independent country only startedon in 1128, when the kingdom was split from the Kingdom of León, which would become one of Spain's predecessor kingdoms) and had threatened Portugal with annexations[[note]]the most recent one being in the 1970s when Spain's dictator Francisco Franco was in his final years of rule[[/note]] or forced it into uneven unions for centuries, though relations between the countries are nowadays cordial, barring the minor spat of the territory of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenza Olivenza]], ''de jure'' owned by Portugal but administered by Spain yet has its sovereignty dispute being unresolved since ''1801'' anyway, so it doesn't really matter much.Spain. Portugal and Spain also hold the distinction of having one of the oldest borders in the world; theirs have not changed at all since the 1297 Treaty of Alcañices.
Aside from the Iberian territory, Portugal also controls Azores and Madeira, a pair of island chains in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores is smack-dab in the middle of the ocean, while Madeira is close to the coast of UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}). They were first settled by humans when the Portuguese discovered them, so they are considered just as Portuguese as the mainland.
Portugal was the pioneer of the Age of Exploration and had once colonized areas as far as UsefulNotes/TimorLeste, but no doubt its greatest achievement was Brazil, its largest and most treasured former colony. In fact, Brazil was so important that the Portuguese monarchy actually once ''moved'' to Brazil when it became clear that the situation in the mainland [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars wasn't going well,]][[note]]This was the first and one of the very few times a European monarch even ''visited'' an overseas colony. UsefulNotes/FerdinandVII of Spain apparently intended to do the same with his own territories right after when Napoleon turned on him, but he was caught first.[[/note]] and when Brazil got its independence, Portugal's light in the international worldkind of... permanently dimmed.[[note]] The fact that King Pedro IV abdicated the Portuguese throne so that he could continue being Emperor Pedro I of Brazil speaks volumes about how Porgugal's prestige had been eclipsed by its own former colony. Though ironically, Pedro was later forced by scandal to abdicate the Brazilian throne as well, and returned to liberate Portugal from [[TheUsurper his despotic younger brother Miguel who had usurped the throne from his daughter Maria II]]. While Pedro died of [[IncurableCoughOfDeath tuberculosis]] and thus didn't see his side's victory, his efforts helped restore Maria to power.[[/note]] Still, other colonies were vigorously maintained to the modern period, period as such that Portugal was the last of the Great Powers to cede most of its colonies in spite of the mass decolonization wrought upon by others shortly after UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, mostly because of Salazar's conservative regime; its last overseas colony, UsefulNotes/{{Macau}}, was ceded to China in the late 1999, near the turn of the millennium.
ByEuropean standards, Empires to liberate its colonies; Portugal might be lacking ceding UsefulNotes/{{Macau}} to UsefulNotes/{{China}} in certain aspects; indeed, modernization didn't really take off until later thanks to 1999 was seen by some as the conservative Estado Novo regime, most notably in the educational department which saw most of its prospective students choosing to work rather than study further, plus the drafting of young men to repel rebellions in the colonies, causing many to emigrate from the country and initiating a massive brain drain. Education and general modernization were finally initiated in the 1960s, especially since the Carnation Revolution. Still, Portugal has [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative one true end of the lowest literacy rates of all European countries, at 95.7%]].
colonization era.
It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south, while Spain borders it to its north and east. Being much larger, Spain historically had been the dominant player in Iberia (indeed, Portugal's identity as an independent country only started
Aside from the Iberian territory, Portugal also controls Azores and Madeira, a pair of island chains in the North Atlantic Ocean (Azores is smack-dab in the middle of the ocean, while Madeira is close to the coast of UsefulNotes/{{Morocco}}). They were first settled by humans when the Portuguese discovered them, so they are considered just as Portuguese as the mainland.
Portugal was the pioneer of the Age of Exploration and had once colonized areas as far as UsefulNotes/TimorLeste, but no doubt its greatest achievement was Brazil, its largest and most treasured former colony. In fact, Brazil was so important that the Portuguese monarchy actually once ''moved'' to Brazil when it became clear that the situation in the mainland [[UsefulNotes/TheNapoleonicWars wasn't going well,]][[note]]This was the first and one of the very few times a European monarch even ''visited'' an overseas colony. UsefulNotes/FerdinandVII of Spain apparently intended to do the same with his own territories right after when Napoleon turned on him, but he was caught first.[[/note]] and when Brazil got its independence, Portugal's light in the international world
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Their independence from the kingdom of Leon started in 24 of June 1128, when [[WarriorPrince D. Afonso Henriques]] (the D. is for ''Dom'' or ''Don'') revolted against his mother and her lover, a Galician count, and won the Battle of S. Mamede. 11 years and a month later, he declared Portugal an independent kingdom, although it was only recognized as such by the Leonese in 1143 and by the Pope in 1179 [[note]]You can read the respective papal bull [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifestis_Probatum here]][[/note]].
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** President of the Assembly: Eduardo Ferro RodriguesAugusto Santos Silva
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