*Are there any other borders in Europe that are as old as this?*

It's always cool seeing maps of Europe through history and everything gets confusingly changed many times excepting Portugal

Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa once wrote: "The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!"

Portugal also has the longest lasting alliance in the world with the uk

That Portuguese accent when saying Castelo Rodrigo was so good Edit: found out he's Portuguese lol

There's also a saying that RAID SHADOW LEGENDS as been sponsored in videos since 1297

After watching I came to conclusion that Portugal and it's history is underrated.

The flags of Olivenza and Ceuta still have Portuguese design

Because Portugal is epic 🇬🇧♥️🇵🇹

I am from Oman and I know that Portugal invaded it in around the 16 century, and when Omanis freed the costal cities they started chasing them and kicked them from India and east Africa, and that is how Oman was able to control east africa(mainly zanzibar), so when you think about it, Portugal played a big role in the Omani history

"The men of Rome found it bizarre that in centuries of war the Lusitanians had only been fleetingly led by Viriato, remaining perpetually accustomed to what today would be called the regular functioning of institutions. It was then that Julius Caesar, already out of patience and regretting having set foot here, blurted out, 'There is a people in the confines of Iberia that neither governs itself nor lets itself be governed'..."

I'm Luso indian (it means a person of Portuguése origin) and I'm proud of my Portuguése ancestor's. Love from Goa, India

Thank You for the Port and the Tea. Catherine of Braganza - England Salutes you!

Don't mess with the Portuguese.

Fernando Pessoa already knew that Portugal prefers the sea: The Two Castles Europe lies, reclining upon her elbows: From East to West she stretches, staring, And romantic tresses fall over Greek eyes, reminding. The left elbow is stepped back; The other laid out at an angle. The first says Italy where it leans; This one England where, set afar, The hand holds the resting face. Enigmatic and fateful she stares Out West, to the future of the past. *The staring face is Portugal.*

*Olivença wanted to join the chat, but Spain didn't let it*

I never find myself bored with your videos and they are very consistently amazing, you are truly one of my favorite educational creators.

I think you missed one minor thing, the town of Olivenza. After the invasion in 1807, Spain annexed the town. In the Treaty of Paris in 1815 it was promised it would be given back to Portugal, but it was never enforced, and today it remains a (non-violently) disputed region controlled by Spain.

Is strange, but I feel almost the same in Portugal as in Spain from the population... not the same, because the Portuguese know something important that the Spanish had lost... How to live well and in relaxation.

Portugal is the land of the smartest diplomats in the world.

Very interesting, especially since I'm 24% Spanish and 20% Portuguese

Greetings from Ponte de Lima...Portugal is a Wonderful Country in A Small Package...I've lived in many place's in the World and would not trade it for anywhere else...Culture, History, Gastronomy, Beaches, Mountain's, River's and Island's and etc...Blessings and Positive Energy! 🇵🇹🤘🤙✌

I love learning new things. Today, you were a great help in that process. Thanks!

And today Portugal is among the safest countries on Earth and those with the highest life expentancy. Can't help but love Portugal 🇵🇹

I feel like Portugal is one of those countries that everyone loves, never heard a bad work spoken about it!

Great video! Keep up the good work!

Another excellent video from my favorite compatriot channel, General Knowledge!!!

Great choice of background music. "Caçadores Do 1" by Amilcar Morias is probably one of the most iconic marches ever.

Amo os tugas🇧🇷❤️

2:05 Skip Raid Shadow Legends

What an incredible video! Well done!

A few mistakes: The Castilian Succession war was: Joanna la Beltraneja against Isabella of Castile and Leon, not of Aragon, that was Ferdinand, her husband (they were queen and king of different kingdoms). So If Joanna had won that war Castile et Leon would have been unified, but not Aragon. And the "spanish" or "the spanish kingdoms" doesn't exist until the 16c, before that they were Castile and Leon, Aragon and Navarre (as independent as Portugal until the marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand)

Yes. More General Knowledge!

Bolas...até o jogo raid já chegou aqui...bom vídeo. É sempre bom aprender sobre Portugal

Thanks for the lesson. It was very interesting.

Idea, Do: The subdivision and organisation of Countys around the world for example in Portugal cities make , conceals make, Districts, or regions. Would be interesting to see the oher countrys.

Um dos melhores animadores de história é português! Eu uso as informações dos teus vídeos nos meu trabalhos de historia! Continua com o bom conteúdo!

Boa tarde, amigos

The ironical dispute between Portugal and Spain is very similar to the relationship between brazilians and argentines or sometimes with Mexico or another latin american country.

Portugal: *"I have mastered the ability of standing so incredibly still, no one can see me"*

Sempre muito bons vídeos, Obrigado mais uma vez :)

Can't believe you forgot the epic Couto Mixto.

Um trabalho incrível. Parabéns!!!

Excellent video. 🤘

Isabella was from Castille not Aragon, she married Fernando of Aragon ^^

Obrigado Amigo !!! 🤗❤️🇵🇹

Este foi seu melhor vídeo Parabéns!!

Great content as always! Liking and commenting so the algorithm can go BRRRRRRRR

Great video! Now i can flex with portuguese history and annoy my friends even more with history and geography.

How Portugal Has The Same Border Since 1297 if you ignore Olivença, Couto Misto, Azores and Madeira, Napoleonic wars (they did de facto conquer some territory for a bit) and united kingdom with Brazil.

Great video!!

I saw my country in the thumb and tiltle, couldn't resist to see this

Some people say the Padeira of Aljubarrota it´s still around...

So it seems spain got a lot of territorial disputes !!! As a Moroccan i only knew about us and the brits with gibraltar

In 1801 Portugal lost the city of Olivença to Spain after the war of Orange against Spanish backed by Napoleon. In 1809 French were defeated by Wellington at Porto and retreated to Spain. The specificity of the Portuguese society was the large number of villages and lower nobles independent from the grandees. So most of the time the Grandees were not powerful enough to plot against the state, and foreign invasions were countered by the mobilization of a very large part of the population, concerned with their freedom ("ordenança" during 18th-19th century)..

Fun fact: the map of Portugal 🇵🇹 and Nepal 🇳🇵looks same.

Muito interessante, obrigado!

Love from India ❣️❣️

You just missed saying that when the Portuguese Royal Family fled to Brazil Portugal itself became a de facto colony of Brazil.

Parabéns pelo canal. Um abraço. Obrigado.

So pretty much Portugal just did its own thing and tried to mind their business when they could

amazing video

5:19 🇪🇦🇵🇹 : It's boring only fighting you ... 🇨🇵🇬🇧 enter the chat

Hi. Good video. Only one comment : Isabel became Queen of Castile, not Aragon. Her husband, Ferdinand, was the King the Aragon. For long time the Kings of Castille and Aragon dreamt abut creating a unified Iberian Kingdom. Maybe that also explains why Spain most of the time tried to keep peace with its Portuguese neighbor. Additionally, the Spanish and Portuguese royal families were connected by blood links in an attempt to keep peace.

Grande vid.. ainda assim acho que dom Afonso devia de ter ido a boca da mãe.. culturalmente éramos os mesmos.. ganharíamos a Galiza e acesso mais rápido ao mar do norte..

Portugal, a Ascenção do clã renegado 😎👍

where do you get these graphics?

A beautiful country with nice people

Como brasileiro sou obrigado a comentar... DEVOLVE NOSSO OURO!!!!! Vídeo genial! Conteúdo de máxima qualidade sempre

7:43 you made a mistake it wasn’t Isabella of Aragon but Isabella I of Castile who won the War of the Castilian Succession.

I'm pretty sure at 7:45 you meant Isabella I "the Catholict" of Castille, as her husband was Kinf Ferninand of Aragon. In fact, Ferninand tried to make people belive her daughter Joana "the Mad" was unable to rule over Castille after her mother's death, thus making his grandson, Joana's son Phillip I of Spain V of HRE the first king to "unite" Spain under the same ruler.

Playing Maria da fonte on the back, love it ahaha

Penso que, caso Portugal e Castela se unissem, ao inves de Castela com Aragão, seria possivel uma união de Aragão com a França, ou mesmo a manutenção da união com a Sicilia (esta última realmente aconteceu, dominado uma porção do mediterrâneo).

It's like Switzerland in WWII lol

Muitos parabéns pelo canal 👏

This was a very interesting story.

Yay! One time that the British *aren't* the bad guys

Olivença is ours 😎☕

I was wondering why you pronounced the portuguese names so well. You are portuguese !! :D I've been following your amazing work for a long time and I had no idea. Congratulations on the fantastic work! ABRAÇO :)

2:19 i would add a third option of gaining land; sales i.e alaska, louisiana or hypothetically greenland

portugal

Very good vid!!

Actually it has the same border since the Napoleonic Wars, in the early 1800s. There was a small change then, though not recognized

Thank you, my Portuguese friend. I' ve learned that the Spaniards helped us and didn't claim the Throne. And I can say that the English almost invade us over the Pink Map. And last, but not least, we fought the ww1 in Moçambique, as well. But nevertheless it is a specimen of a Video, this one. Congrats, bro. Keep them coming.

Falta que os espanhois devolvam Olivença . Olivença é Portugal !!!

How come France gets a free pass calling their colonies inherent parts of France but portugal is villified. I say Portugal's "colonies" are integral parts of Portugal and Angola, Mozambique and the luckless people of East Timor would have been far better off

Looking through comments for mentions of Olivença

The first flag of the kingdom of Portugal in 1143 looks similar to the flag of Finland 🇵🇹🇫🇮.

Yes I did it I skipped the raid shadow legends add

San marino,That has been in a single spot for 3000+ years,never being invaded: *Amature.*

0:58 DUDE EVEN YOU WTFFFFFFFFFFFF

7:45...Isabella was Queen of Castile. Her husband, Fernando, was the King of Aragon. There is a historical Isabella of Aragon, but she was born in 1470 in the Kingdom of Naples and spent all her life in what is now Italy, eventually becoming Duchess of Milan via marriage.

So you're saying Time Travellers can check the shape of Portugal to know if they're currently somewhere in the years 1297-2068?

*Olivença É Nossa!* 🇵🇹

Olivença and Ilhas Selvagens are lands still disputed between Spain and Portugal

I think that once I read that during the war of the Second Colation, Portugal lost some of its areas to Spain.

I think that Galícia should be part of Portugal, and Uruguai part of Brazil.

Besides Olivença - which is a considerable change, regardless of Portugal recognizing it or not - there were other changes in the border between Portugal and Spain since 1297. Between 1580 and 1640 there was the Iberian Union, but that didn’t mean any border change, because (at least de jure) it was just a personal union: Portugal remained its own country, with its own territory, laws, government, army, etc. (The way Canada and the UK have the same queen but are independent countries.) However, when Portugal considered its sovereignty was being infringed (Madrid was trying to centralise all power), there was the “Restoration” of 1640, which started over 27 years of war (until early 1668). During that war, Portugal lost some small border lands: Ermesende (Hermisende), Salvaterra do Minho (Salvaterra de Miño), and São Félix dos Galegos (San Felices de los Gallegos). Those losses were not recognised by Portugal until much later. In 1801, in the course of a war between Portugal and Spain, as mentioned before, Portugal lost Olivença (Olivenza) and neighbouring territory on the left bank of River Guadiana. In 1815, by the Treaty of Vienna, Spain accepted to give Olivença back to Portugal, but then failed to keep its word… In 1864 (Treaty of Lisbon) the border between the two countries was rectified, resulting in small changes: Spain acquired most of the old “Couto Misto”, a condominium of sorts, including all its villages (Portugal kept a small strip of uninhabited land), while the so called “Povos Promíscuos” went to Portugal. Also by this treaty, Portugal explicitly or implicitly recognised Spanish sovereignty over Hermisende, Salvaterra de Miño, and San Felices de los Gallegos - but NOT over Olivença and neighbouring territory (and it still doesn’t). The treaty of 1864 took full effect in 1868, so it is more accurate to say Portugal has the same (European) borders since 1868… Were these some great territorial changes? No. But they *were* changes, so the premise of the video is flawed.

that again shows the tight bond spain and portugal used to have to austria (or not really austria but rather just the habsburgs) the three kings shown in the video were the habsburg monarchs of the iberian union right?

You are amazing saying Portuguese citys and kings 👌