History of Portugal for Everyone

Question of Olivença Prior to the Peninsular War and French Invasions, France's allied Spain annexed Olivenza following the War of Oranges in 1801, and since then this Portuguese territory has passed into the hands of the Spanish In 1817 Spain recognized Portuguese sovereignty over Olivenza, thanks to the Congress of Vienna in 1815 (which aimed to reorganize the European borders, altered by the achievements of Napoleon), as is the case of Olivenza according to this document Olivença should belong to Portugal . Spain undertook to return the territory, as soon as possible, but this has never happened Picture 1- Map of Olivença in yellow Picture 2- Olivença

In 1789 the French people revolted against the politics and society of the time (nobility and clergy) and directed a movement of revolution known as the French Revolution, whose objective was the struggle for three great ideals: equality, freedom and fraternity They wanted to fight for equality for all (which was not the case, since the nobility and the clergy had high offices, many privileges, and did not pay taxes) They also wished to fight against monarchical absolutism . On July 14, 1789, with the Taking of the Bastille marks the beginning of this revolutionary process, in which the people invaded the prison where many political prisoners were imprisoned. During this revolution, French revolutionaries killed King Louis XVI of France, as did the French royal family The French general Napoleon Bonaparte is placed in power, becoming the first consul of France and establishing a dictatorship in the country. Picture 1- Napoleon Bonaparte However Napoleon's goals go furth...

On November 1, 1755 (a religious holiday in Portugal for the celebration of All Saints Day) at 9.30 or 9.40 in the morning when many people were in the churches to celebrate this Catholic holiday, the earthquake struck the city of Lisbon, Earth shook violently for 6 minutes, killing the tallest buildings The earthquake hit the Tagus River and three times a giant wave rose 20 meters high, which projected the ships to land, swept the banks of the city and dragged people and goods to the bottom of the river The lit candles of some houses and churches fell and caused fires in the neighborhoods. Picture 1- Earthquake in Lisbon in 1755 In total approximately more than 10 thousand people died however historians exist who defend that they died many more. It was one of the deadliest earthquakes in history, and it is estimated that the earthquake hit the magnitude of 8.7 or 9 on the Richter scale The Portuguese royal family and King D. José escaped unhurt to the catastrophe because, a...

D. João V Cognome "The Magnanimous" The Magnanimous because he tries to affirm Portugal as a World Power and because he was considered the Portuguese King-Sol (title that was used in Louis XIV of France), D. João V became the richest king of Europe and Portugal in a great International Power, All thanks to the wealth that came mainly by the gold extracted in Brazil and in which the king lavishes mainly in the construction of several celebrated works that we will know throughout this chapter Picture 1- D. João V In his reign, notable progress has been made in Brazil and India However, its governance was strongly criticized, as it can be said that it was not a king given to the savings, instead it performed sumptuous expenses, as it is verified in the expedition that brings the queen to the Portuguese court. Another example of the exaggeration of the style of king D. João V was verified when this one tried to improve the relation with king Louis XIV of France, fo...