The heir to the throne of Portugal itself followed the precedent of the other newly independent South American countries, and made himself Emperor of Brazil in 1822. Even today, Brazil is the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world. The Portuguese heritage in India is still conspicuous ...
The Invasion of Spanish honey bee colonies into Portugal. The other side (Part IV)Pífano, J
Meanwhile, Portugal’s neighbor, Spain, was exploring islands and coasts on the other side of the Atlantic, employing Spaniards and other Europeans such as Amerigo Vespucci of Florence (after whose first name it is thought America is named) and Christopher Columbus (Cristóbal Colón, 1451–1506)...
his or her spouse, and members of the Spanish royal family attend the Solemn Opening of the Cortes Generales. They are accompanied to the Palacio de las Cortes by the Royal Escort Squadron, the cavalry unit of theSpanish Royal Guard.
aThe downgrade of Portugal and, above all, the continuing fears of a Greek default apparently triggered a sell-off in Spanish and Italian government bonds. 葡萄牙的降低等级,并且,高于一切,对希腊缺省的继续的恐惧在西班牙和意大利国债明显地触发了大量抛售。[translate]...
What was the purpose of the Invasion of Panama? Why was Gibraltar important to the British Empire? Why was South Carolina established as a colony? What are some reasons the British colonies became larger and more successful than the French? Why did the colonies need England during the Seven ...
In Haiti the outbreak of an uprising of Negro slaves in 1791 and the war against the French colonizers led to the abolition of slavery in 1801. When Haiti won independence in 1804, Spanish rule in Santo Domingo (present-day Dominican Republic) was undermined. The French invasion of Portugal ...
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Armada in Spanish simply means “Fleet”. At the time, the invasion fleet was known to the Spanish as the “Fortunate Armada”, a reference to its supposed divine support. The English ironically called it the “Invincible Armada”. Against her initial inclination, Queen Elizabeth I of England...
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