through Gaul into Spain and Portugal. This Germanic invasion of the Iberian Peninsula began in 409, the first to arrive being the Suevi, the Alans and the Vandals. The Suevi settled in northern Portugal, the Vandals in southern Spain from where twenty years later a large Vandal force moved on to the conquest of Northern Africa.

Payne has written a history of Spain and Portugal which really is quite the pain to read. I just had to make that pun. But seriously, this was not very enjoyable. At least, the first ten or so chapters weren't. I only read the first volume, which takes the history of the peninsula to the year 1700, and I doubt I'll be reading volume 2.

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23/11/2021 · They started to surround or conquer the scattered Portuguese trading posts and territories, diminishing their power. On the Battle of Alcácer-Quibir, in 1578, Portugal lost its king, becoming part of a dynastic union with Spain that lasted until 1640, when it finally gained its independence again.

01/10/2014 · On the other hand, Spain and Portugal are two of the oldest countries in continuous existence in Europe. This long political unity has favoured intermarriages within each country for much longer than in, say, Italy or Germany, which had a moderate uniformising effect on each country's gene pool.

Following Christopher Columbus’ first voyage, the rulers of Portugal and Spain, by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), partitioned the non-Christian world between them by an imaginary line in the Atlantic, 370 leagues (about 1,300 miles) west of the Cape Verde Islands. Portugal… Read More

A collection of historical maps covering the iberian history from its beginning to our days, including the national history of Spain and Portugal and the history of the stateless nations of Catalonia and Euskadi (Basque country) - Una colección de mapas históricos que cubren la historia ibérica desde sus inicios hasta nuestros días, incluyendo la historia nacional de …