Canal História, currently branded as História, is a Portuguese

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and

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channel that features

history documentaries History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

most of which are produced by History USA and Portuguese and Spanish historic productions, owned by the joint venture known as The History Channel Iberia, between

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and AMC Networks International Iberia. More recently, it started broadcast some reality television series. Initially it was a single Iberian channel founded by Multicanal (currently AMC Networks International Iberia) with feeds in Portuguese and Spanish. It was created in March 1999 and it split into different channels on 21 March 2012.Canal História comemora cinco anos de emissões com formatos inéditos
- Público Some Portuguese historic productions airing in Canal História include ''Foz Côa'' about Coa Valley Prehistoric Rock Art, ''O Tratado de Tordesilhas'' about the

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, ''Marquês de Pombal'' concerning Marquis of Pombal, ''Portugal e a NATO'' (Portugal and

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) and ''A História Do Azulejo'' (History of

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