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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São Jorge Castle (redirect from Castle of Lisbon)
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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Igreja de São Roque (redirect from Church of St. Roch (Lisbon))
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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