How Did Portugal Happen? (Short Animated Documentary)

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Where did Portugal come from? Who founded it? When was it born? Well that's what here to find out when we ask 'How did Portugal Happen?'. We'll learn about Leon/Castile's relationship with the County of Portugal, how it became independent under Alfonso I and how Crusaders from England, Scotland, Belgium and other European states helped in its birth as one of Europe's most important nations. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/history-matters-store-2 Special Thanks to the following Patrons for their support on Patreon: Alen Kevin Sanders Chris Fatta Richard Wolfe Stefan Møller Ian Jensen D. Mahlik anon sharpie660 Andrew Niedbala Qi Xiao Wolf Ariadni Voulgari John Garcia Mitchell Wildoer Paul McGee Nathan Perlman Bernardo Santos Christopher Godfrey Perry Gagne Shaun Pullin Danny Ansteht James Castañeda Sam Chris Hall August Block Henry Rabung Joooooshhhhh Magdalena Reinberg-Leibel Vesko Dinev Yasin Ayas Troy Schmidt Mitchell Watene hamid kadiwala Blake Dryad Adam Barrett I’m Not In The Description Lachlan Haydn Noble FuzzytheFair Liam Gilleece Byzans_Scotorius Jeffrey Schneider Sources: A Concise History of Portugal by David Birmingham. The New Frontier: The Role of the Knights Templar in the Establishment of Portugal as an Independent Kingdom by José Valente. The Siege of Lisbon and the Second Crusade by Alan Forey.