History of Portugal



  1. The Making of Portugal
  2. The Muslim Influence
  3. The Age of Discoveries
    3.1. Exploration of the African Coast
    3.2. The Doorway to India
  4. The Decline of the Eastern Empire and the Spanish Domination
  5. The Restoration of Independence and the Brazilian Cycle
  6. The Pombalin Wave of Development
  7. The Peninsular Wars and the Liberal Revolution
  8. The Parliamentary Regime – the First Wave of Industrialization
  9. The Crisis at the End of the 19th century and the Spread of Republicanism
  10. The First Republic
  11. The Advent of the Authoritarian Regime
    11.1. The Colonial War
    11.2. The Economic Growth and the Decadence of the Regime
  12. The Democratic Process

Statue of D. Afonso Henriques, first King of Portugal,
by Soares dos Reis, a 19th century Portuguese sculptor.
In http://artes-vivas-index3.blogspot.com/2009/04/
afonso-henriques-900-anos-1109-2009.html, 10/02/2010

A.P.H. 2010, Miguel Monteiro de Barros