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1. When did Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques, first declared his independence from Castille?
2. In what year were the official Portuguese borders with Castille first defined?
3. Isabel of Aragon, the wife of the 5th King of Portugal, King Dinis, was later considered a saint due to several miracles.
4. Portugal and England celebrated the Westminster Treaty on the 9th of May 1398, making this the world's most ancient alliance between two countries.
5. The beginning of the Portuguese Maritime Expansion began with the conquest of which north African city?
6. In what year was he Treaty of Tordesilhas signed?
7. After a Golden Age in the late 15th century and the first half of the 16th century, the ruling Portuguese dynasty died out. In 1580 the country fell under Spanish rule. For how long?
8. After the the period of Spanish domination Portugal had to re-establish lost alliances with other European countries. As a part of renewing the alliance with England, a daughter of King João IV was sent to marry an English king. Who was this king?
9. In 1755 a very strong earthquake destroyed a large area of Lisbon.
10. Portugal has been a republic since the 5th October 1910. Who was the first president?
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