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(Created page with "==Premodern history== The area that is now Portugal was ruled successively by the Celts, Romans, Goths, and Arabs until the independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Portugal County of Portugal] was established in 1096 during the Reconquista. Spain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Zamora recognized Portugal's sovereignty in 1143] and the Church in 1179. Portugal, under the Burgundy dynasty, conquered the Algarve in 1249, establi...") |
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The reign of Augustine Spiga threatened the stability of the Portuguese monarchy, leading to the country adopting more absolutist and defensive positions. Small Portuguese regiments and flotillas accompanied the Royal British Navy as well. In 1807, several counselors under King [[Afonso VII]] put forth a proposal to relocate the empire's capital to Rio de Janeiro in the event of a French invasion. However, this plan was never put into action.
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