Portal:Portugal/Did you know
Did you know 1
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/1
- ...that the Callaici were a single or various tribes living in the North of Douro River in Northern Portugal and Galicia?
- ...that the Monserrate Palace is one of the finest examples of Sintra's Romanticism, along with other nearby palaces such as the Pena Palace?
- ...that Viagens Abreu is the oldest travel agency in the world and was established in Porto in 1840 by Mr. Bernardo Abreu and is still family owned five generations later?
Did you know 2
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/2
- ...that Nuno José de Moura Barreto (pictured), Duke of Loulé was President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Portugal three times?
- ...that in 2000 a stork caused a major power outage in Portugal (at least it was the official explanation)?
- ...that the Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history, and its values?
Did you know 3
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/3
- ...that the Callaici were a single or various tribes living in the North of Douro River in Northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain)?
- ...that the Monserrate Palace is one of the finest examples of Sintra's Romanticism, along with other nearby palaces such as the Pena Palace?
- ...that Portuguese dramatist Júlio Dantas was the target of a violent and hilarious attack in the form of a manifest by Almada Negreiros?
Did you know 4
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/4
- ...that the reign of John III of Portugal was characterized by both the height of the Portuguese Empire political and mercantile power followed by the beginning of its decline?
- ...that the history of Portugal from 1777 to 1834 spans a complex period in which a constitutional monarchy was installed in the country, following the Napoleonic invasions of Portugal, the independence of Brazil, a liberal revolution in Porto and the civil war known as the Liberal Wars between the two princes: Peter and Michael.
- ...that the Democratic Party was a Portuguese political party closely associated with the history of the Portuguese First Republic, being the main political force in power from 1910 to 1926.
Did you know 5
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/5
- ...that the 36 members of the first Central Committee of the Portuguese Communist Party elected after the Carnation Revolution had, in the aggregate, experienced more than 300 years in jail.
- ...that Portuguese jurist João das Regras aided John I of Portugal by refuting the arguments of pretenders to the throne during the 1383–1385 Crisis?
- ...that Octávio Pato, Salgado Zenha, Mário Soares, Júlio Pomar and Mário Sacramento made part of the leadership of the Juvenile MUD, the youth wing of the Movement of Democratic Unity?
Did you know 6
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/6
- ...that a study on chemical analysis by Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese military officer, scientist and statesman of the 19th century, motivated a special answer-like report by two of the most prestigious scientists of the time: Jean-Antoine Chaptal and Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac?
- ...that the Mafra National Palace was built during the reign of King John V of Portugal, in consequence of a vow he made, promising to build a convent if his wife, the Queen Mary Anne of Austria, gave him descendants.
- ...that the Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portuguese honorific order that distinguishes relevant services for Portugal, in the country or in foreign ones, in the expansion of the Portuguese culture, its history and its values?
Did you know 7
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/7
- ... that Portugal's Monastery of Serra do Pilar was designated a World Heritage Site in 1996?
- ... that Portugal international footballer Melissa Antunes teaches at a university and started a sports agency?
Did you know 8
Portal:Portugal/Did you know/8
- ... that the offices of the Portuguese Embassy in Bangkok are located in an old warehouse?
- ... that though found from Portugal to Angola, the conservation status of the Portuguese sole is unknown?