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1869 In Portugal
Events in the year 1869 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Portuguese monarchs, Monarch: Luís I of Portugal , Louis I *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Ministers: Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira (until 11 August); Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto, 1st Duke of Loulé (starting 11 August) Events *27 February – King Louis signs a decree of the government, chaired by the Marquis Sá da Bandeira, abolishing slavery in all Portuguese territories. Births *18 October – José Marques da Silva, architect (died 1947 in Portugal, 1947) *24 November – Óscar Carmona, president (died 1951 in Portugal, 1951) Deaths *30 September – Francisco Luís Gomes, physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP (born 1829 in Portugal, 1829) References {{Year in Europe, 1869 1869 in Portugal, 1860s in Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal 1860 by country, Portugal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
