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A Traveller's History of Portugal (Paperback)
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A Traveller's History of Portugal (Paperback)
Series: Traveller's History
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Loot Price R74
Discovery Miles 740
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This is a definitive concise history of Portugal, from its earliest
beginnings right up to the politics and life of the present day. It
was not until the twelfth century that Portugal became a country in
its own right, having been a Roman colony and then having suffered
both Barbarian and Islamic invasions. The golden age of
discoveries, the reign and foresight of Henry the Navigator, and
great seamen such as Vasco da Gama led to the founding of
Portugal's empire and wealth. Troubled times followed: in 1755
Lisbon was virtually leveled by the 'Great Earthquake,' and the
country had hardly recovered its former prosperity when it was
overrun by Napoleon's troops at the start of the Peninsular War, to
be followed not long after by the Miguelite civil war. The middle
decades of the nineteenth century saw the Port Wine trade
flourishing, and further expansion into Africa. During the last
quarter of the twentieth century, ever since the bloodless
revolution of 1974 overthrew the rightwing dictatorship of Salazar,
the country has regained its stability, and now takes its rightful
place in the European Community. Illustrated with maps and line
drawings, the book has a full Historical Gazetteer cross-referenced
to the main text that concentrates on the historic sites in a
country that has retained its individuality and thus its appeal to
the individual traveler.
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