History of Portugal for Everyone

Following the Arab invasion, in Iberian territory, Christian kingdoms are formed in the north of the peninsula, in order to expel the invaders. For this reason they ask for help to the crusaders who take sides in the War of the Christian Reconquest. D.Afonso VI, King of Castile and Leon, thanked the 2 crusaders who fought heroically against the Moors. Don Raimundo offered the hand of his legitimate daughter in marriage, D. Urraca, and D. Henrique de Burgonha, a French nobleman, Hand in marriage to his illegitimate daughter D. Teresa and the governance of the Condado Portucalense, being dependent on the Kingdom of Castile and Leon with the duty to render vassalage Picture 1- D. Afonso VI king of Castile and Leon , grandfather of D. Afonso Henriques Picture 2- Parents of D. Afonso Henriques : D. Henrique and D. Teresa The Portucalense County appears throughout the process of Christian Reconquest, its name originates in Portugal, its location encompassed the ...

Before Portugal was an Independent Country and a true Sovereign State, there was only the Iberian Peninsula, which was inhabited by several peoples. • The Iberians were the first peoples to inhabit the peninsula, in which derives the name Iberian Peninsula. This people was dedicated to mining and agricultural exploration. • The Celts arrive in the peninsula around 1000 BC. They came from Central Europe, namely southern Germany, known for the valuable jewelery they manufactured and lived in round houses, surrounded by forested walls, known as Castros. Picture 1 - a Celtic bracelet Picture 2- Castros ( Dwelling of the Celts ) • Celtiberos results from the union of two peoples Celts and Iberians. This people had several tribes. The Portuguese descended from the Lusitanian tribe , who settled in the western zone of the peninsula, were known to be a warrior tribe, since women also fought side by side with men. More ahead I will speak in this tribe in the conte...

Hello to all my readers. I decided to create this blog "History of Portugal for everyone", because I am a lover of History, mainly Portugal, so I decided to share this passion with everyone, so that you also fall in love with our history, because it is important to know our past , To understand our present and to build our future. History for all, for all ages and for all cultures Thank you very much everyone