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Statue of King Afonso Henriques I
Statue of a king, probably King Afonso Henriques I (r. 1147-1185 CE) the first king of Portugal. The bust is from the Antiga Ermida de S. Miguel da Alcáçova, Santarém, 13th century CE. Now located in The Carmo Archaeological Museum, Lisbon...

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Five of Lord Rockingham's Hounds in a Landscape
Five of Lord Rockingham's hounds in a landscape, oil on canvas painting by George Stubbs, 1762.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal.

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Invitation Figure
The Baroque (c. 1600-1750 CE) and Rococo (c. 1700-1800) movements led to a style of azulejos (glazed ceramic tile) that is unique to Portugal – figuras de convite or invitation figures. These were ornate life-size figures, usually a finely...

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Saint Paula
Saint Paula Teaching her Nuns, mid-17th century CE, by André Reinoso. Currently in the Monastery of the Hieronymites (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos), in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Roman Bridge, Ponte da Vila Formosa
The Roman bridge Ponte da Vila Formosa, dating from the late 1st century / early 2nd century CE, is one of the best preserved bridges throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It is located on the way which connected Olisipo (Lisbon, Portugal) to...

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Tordesillas, Spain
A view of the medieval town of Tordesillas in northwest Spain. The town gave its name to the famous 1494 treaty of Tordesillas, signed between Spain and Portugal, which divided the world into two spheres of influence.

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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the...

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Columbus, de Gama, & Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course
In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad...

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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega ... (UNESCO/NHK)
The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Côa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic...

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Vasco da Gama: Portuguese Explorer - Fast Facts | History
Nobleman and explorer Vasco da Gama established a trade route that linked Portugal directly with the Indian spice market. Learn how he managed to sail around Africa's Cape of Good Hope in this video. #Biography Subscribe for more from HISTORY...