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==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 [[Catholic Church|Church]] in 1179. Portugal, under the Burgundy dynasty, conquered the Algarve in 1249, establishing the final form of its continental European territory.
 
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Windsor_(1386) Treaty of Windsor] in 1386 formed a strong alliance with [[United Kingdom|England]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I_of_Portugal King John I] established the Portuguese empire in 1415 with the invasion of [[Morocco]] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_conquest_of_Ceuta capture of Ceuta]. In the 15th century, the Portuguese reached India, [[Cape Republic|the Cape]], [[Kongo]], western Africa, and eventually the Americas. After the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Tordesillas Treaty of Tordesillas] in 1494, explorer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_%C3%81lvares_Cabral Pedro Cabral] arrived in Brazil in 1500.
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