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1. 1. História De Portugal

   

   A sweeping, concise synthesis traces the evolution of the nation from prehistoric and Roman roots through medieval state formation, the Reconquista and maritime expansion that created a global empire, to the political crises and transformations of the modern era; it combines political, social and economic perspectives to explain the Iberian peninsula’s shifting borders, dynastic struggles, the impact of overseas discovery and colonialism, the consequences of the 1580–1640 union and later Restoration, the reforming and conservative currents of the 18th and 19th centuries, the upheavals of republicanism, dictatorship and the 1974 democratic transition, and the subsequent decolonization and integration into European structures, presenting a readable yet scholarly narrative that emphasizes continuity, rupture and the long-term forces shaping national identity.