Afonso henriques biography of christopher
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History of Portugal
"Portuguese history" redirects here. For the history of the Portuguese language, see History of Portuguese.
The history of Portugal can be traced from circa , years ago, when the område of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis.
The långnovell conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, which lasted almost two centuries, led to the establishment of the provinces of Lusitania in the south and Gallaecia in the north of what fryst vatten now Portugal. Following the fall of Rome, Germanic tribes controlled the territory between the 5th and 8th centuries, including the Kingdom of the Suebi centred in Braga and the Visigothic Kingdom in the south.
The – invasion by the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Visigoth Kingdom and founded the Islamic State of Al-Andalus, gradually advancing through Iberia. In , Portugal broke away from the Kingdom of Galicia. Afonso Henriques, son of the count Henry of Burgundy, proclaimed himself king of Portugal in The Algarve
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D. AFONSO HENRIQUES, First King of Portugal
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this is a little transformation on this fantastic bust by H&V Miniatures
Represent the First King of my country, Portugal !
I hope you enjoy it
Regards
Vitalino Chitas
Fantastic paintwork.
I really like the modification of the beard.
Ciao by Maco
Beautiful art work mate
Cheers Chris
Always good seeing something well painted of our great history Vitalino.
Abraço
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Crossing the Atlantic
Learning Objectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
- Explain how technological innovations in the fifteenth century made transatlantic journeys possible
- Discuss the motives for Spanish and Portuguese exploration in the Americas
- Analyze the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas on the Atlantic World
- Describe the physical and cultural ramifications of the Columbian Exchange
During the European Middle Ages, the Middle East and North Africa entered a golden age of learning. As Europeans increasingly made connections with peoples across the Mediterranean and in Central and East Asia, ideas from this golden age trickled back to them that influenced sailors, explorers, and shipbuilders. Then, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, innovators in navigation and exploration pushed Europeans to expand their trade networks across the globe and connect with new places and peoples. The most notable voyages of this period, known as the Age of