Diaz, Bartholomeu
Diaz, Bartholomeu (1450–1500) Portuguese navigator, the first European to round the
Cape of Good Hope. In 1487, under the commission of King John II of Portugal, Diaz sailed three ships around the Cape, opening the long-sought route to India. He took part in the expedition of Cabral that discovered Brazil, but was drowned when his ship foundered.
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Portugal's revolution was just another milestone for one British family
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/24/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...family is scattered across Portugal and Britain, where some...Britain's close ties to Portugal dates back centuries...the countries, with John of Gaunt giving his daughter...Lancaster in marriage to Portugal's King Joao I. Wine...signed between Pedro II of Portugal and Charles...
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Portugal Shrine Admits Nazi Gold Use
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/4/2000; ; 573 words
; ...Press Writer AP Online 05-04-2000 Portugal Shrine Admits Nazi Gold Use LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- In an embarrassing disclosure a week before a visit by Pope John Paul II, officials at Portugal's famed Fatima shrine have admitted...
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IRAQ-PORTUGAL: AZORES A KEY STOP ON U.S. TROOPS' ROUTE TO IRAQ.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 3/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...Britain and Italy, Portugal is one of Washington...Britain during World War II. And U.S. forces have...1960s, when President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963...independence of India, Portugal insisted on holding onto...contrary, after World War II a corporativist regime...
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PORTUGAL: FATIMA STILL MOVES THOUSANDS, SO SECURITY IS TIGHT
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 5/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...arriving from across Portugal and abroad, and...visit from Pope John Paul II in 2000. Similar...to take place in Portugal at the end of the...diverse points in Portugal and Spain. The...Krohn attacked John Paul II with a sabre...
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IRAQ-PORTUGAL: AZORES A KEY STOP ON U.S. TROOPS' ROUTE TO IRAQ
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 3/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...Britain and Italy, Portugal is one of Washington...Britain during World War II. And U.S. forces have...1960s, when President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963...independence of India, Portugal insisted on holding onto...contrary, after World War II a corporativist regime...
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Portugal mourns pontiff who visited four times
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/2/2005; 458 words
; ...Dateline: LISBON, Portugal Portugal declared three days of national...Saturday for the death of Pope John Paul II, who visited the country...prime minister, described John Paul as "a great friend of Portugal." "Pope John Paul II was always deeply committed...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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'In Portugal, Jose's even bigger than George Bush'; The revered Chelsea manager weaves his magic tonight in a special TV interview before his adoring countrymen. Matt Hughes reports from Lisbon.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 4/18/2005; 700+ words
; ...the excitement gripping Portugal this morning. Every...importance to the people of Portugal is difficult to comprehend...interrupted coverage of Pope John Paul II's final hours to bring...will be watching. In Portugal we're proud of Luis...
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John IV of Portugal, king and musician: an anniversary assessment
Magazine article from: Musical Times; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...celebrations in Vila Vicosa, Portugal, with the announcement...wife of D. Teodosio II, seventh Duke of...was called Joao (John), and as heir to...death of D. Teodosio II in 1630, Joao became...he went on to free Portugal from the dominance...Merces de D. Teodosio II dated 27 April ...
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From Lancashire to Wood Green, the expats dream of Euro glory: Cry Luis Figo, Portugal and you can forget St George The big match: Portugal and Greece fans in Britain pick their spots to watch tonight's final
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 7/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...During the England-Portugal match they were shaking...in Lambeth's Little Portugal and 4,000 in Boston...include fashion designer John Rocha. What have they...wedding dowry to Charles II. Portugal is the world's biggest...
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Rampant illiteracy, lethal drivers, pigs' ears washed down with Mateus Rose ... and Portugal calls us ridiculous!
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/24/2004; 700+ words
; ...drinking, have Elton John as a national symbol and...never beat us. 'Elton John is idolised by the English...Sir by Queen Elizabeth II. 'Prince Charles, despite...They go to the beaches in Portugal wearing sandals and socks...own names. * IN 1840, Portugal became one of the first...
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Portugal
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...resulted in Philip II of Spain becoming king of Portugal. In the aftermath...father's lax reign, John (Jo ã o) II (ruled 1481...southern part of Portugal. It is estimated...s population. John II was succeeded by...
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Portugal, relations with
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Portugal, relations with...dates from 1373. John of Gaunt led English...1380s on the side of Portugal against Castile, and...strengthened by Charles II's marriage to Catherine...of the world, and Portugal's need for a defender...
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John II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John II John II (1455-1495) of Portugal, sometimes called "the Perfect Prince," ruled during a crucial period in European history that marked the start of the Age of Exploration. From his ascension to the throne in 1481 until his death...
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Philip II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Philip II 1527-98, king of...as Philip I, king of Portugal (1580-98). Philip...s half-brother, John of Austria (1545...was the conquest of Portugal, to which he had a...in the Age of Philip II (1949, tr. 1972...
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Maria II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819-53, queen of Portugal (1834-53), daughter...1826) of his father, John VI, granted a constitutional...Coburg-Gotha ( Ferdinand II of Portugal). She was succeeded by...
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