Kynes said:
Nem said:
Mr Khan said:
I count it as the royal marriage meaning that Portugal ceased to exist in 1560, so the first Portuguese Kingdom ran from 1179 to 1560, then resumed being a country in 1640. Just like how the Netherlands stopped being a country when Napoleonic France took it over sometime before 1800, then resumed being a country in 1815.
It's all about sovereignty. Portugal lost it, like other European countries did.
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If that was the case, France ceased to exist from 1789 when the monarchy was overthrown and 1792 when a republic was founded.
I am looking into the status of Portugal under spanish occupation. Will get back to you.
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Come on, so now a marriage is called an occupation? Now I see why you don't understand Spain as a country, you have some type of inferiority complex.
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Why should i have an inferiority complex? We kicked their butt.
I have looked up the story. Its here in Portuguese: Portugal was considered still an independant country after proclaiming Phillip the 2nd of Spain has king of Portugal Phillip the 1st for Portugal. A viceroy ruled the country in his absense. Eventually we kicked them out completely.
http://www.eps-jose-falcao.rcts.pt/historia/dinast2.html
So, the date that has Portugal has 1400's is completely wrong Mr Khan. Portugal never stopped beeing its own independant country.
