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    The history of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, revolves around its strategic geographical position at the mouth of the Tagus, the longest river in...
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    siege of Lisbon, from 1 July to 25 October 1147, was the military action against the Muslim-ruled Taifa of Badajoz that brought the city of Lisbon under...
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    Lisbon (/ˈlɪzbən/; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 548,703 as of 2022 within...
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    Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the...
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  • Lisbon earthquake may refer to: 1321 Lisbon earthquake [pt] 1356 Lisbon earthquake [pt] 1531 Lisbon earthquake 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the...
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    part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lisbon was laid out in 1851. It was named after Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Lisbon is located...
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    1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday...
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    The Lisbon massacre started on Sunday, 19 April 1506 in Lisbon when a crowd of churchgoers attacked and killed several people in the congregation whom...
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  • The History of the Siege of Lisbon (Portuguese: História do Cerco de Lisboa) is a novel by Portuguese author José Saramago, first published in 1989. It...
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    102 at the 2010 census. By some accounts, the town is named after Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. However, the 1810 US Census for the town shows its name...
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  • The 1531 Lisbon earthquake occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of 26 January 1531, between 4 and 5 o'clock. The earthquake and subsequent...
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    Lisbon is a city in and the county seat of Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 2,204 at the 2020 census. Lisbon was founded...
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    Castle stands has played an important part in the history of Lisbon, having served as the location of fortifications occupied successively by Phoenicians...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lisbon, Portugal. 205 BCE – Romans in power; Olisipo (Felicitas Julia) designated a municipio...
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    coat of arms of Lisbon is the official symbol of the municipality of Lisbon. Dating to the 12th century, it is one of the oldest heraldic symbols of any...
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    is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships...
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    The Flag of Lisbon, also known as the Flag of Saint Vincent, is the municipal flag of Lisbon, consisting of a gyronny alternating between black and white...
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  • The Taifa of Lisbon (from Andalusian Arabic: طائفة الأشبونة, romanized: Ṭāʾifa al-Ušbūna) was a medieval Islamic Arab Taifa kingdom of the Gharb al-Andalus...
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    Lisbon is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. The community was established in 1836 with a...
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    siege of Lisbon was a siege of the city of Lisbon from 29 May to 3 September 1384, between the Portuguese defenders of the city led by John I of Portugal...
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  • Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 was a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain that was concluded at Lisbon on 13 February 1668 with the mediation of England...
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    Lisboa (Portuguese for the Museum of Lisbon) is a museum network in Lisbon, Portugal, dedicated to the history of Lisbon, from prehistoric times to the modern...
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    informally Lisbon Airport and previously Portela Airport, is an international airport located seven kilometres (four nautical miles) northeast of the city...
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  • to their territory. It seems that the inability of the Christian forces to capture Lisbon left some of the Anglo-Norman Crusaders dissatisfied with their...
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    Patriarchate of Lisbon (Latin: Patriarchatus Metropolitae Olisiponensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or patriarchal archdiocese of the Catholic...
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    ˈʁɔkɨ]; Church of Saint Roch) is a Catholic church in Lisbon, Portugal. It was the earliest Jesuit church in the Portuguese world, and one of the first Jesuit...
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    The Cathedral of Saint Mary Major (Portuguese: Santa Maria Maior de Lisboa or Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Major), often called Lisbon Cathedral or...
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    district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Belém is located in western Lisbon, to the west of Ajuda and Alcântara and directly east of Lisbon's border...
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    Sangrenta) is the name by which the radical revolt that took place in Lisbon, on the night of 19 October 1921, became known. During the day, a coup led António...
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  • Lisbon Roliça Vimeiro Chaves Braga Grijó Porto Almeida Bussaco TorresVedras Redinha Sabugal FuentesDeOñoro The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts...
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