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History

60BC Julius Caesar makes Olisipo (present-day Lisbon) the western capital of the Roman Empire
AD711-16
Moors invade the Iberian peninsula, eventually capturing Lisbon; under their rule, 'Lishbuna' gradually becomes an important town
1147
Afonso Henriques expels the Moors with help from the crusaders after the Siege of Lisbon
1150
The Sé (Cathedral) is founded
1260
Alfonso III moves Portugal's capital from Coimbra to Lisbon
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas is signed, dividing the 'new world' between Spain and Portugal
1495-1521
Reign of Manuel I - Portugal's Golden Age of wealth and power
1496
Jews are expelled by Manuel I
1497
Vasco da Gama discovers sea route to India
1500
Brazil comes under Portuguese control
1580
Spanish take possession of Portugal; Philip II of Spain is crowned Felipe I of Portugal
1 Dec 1640
Portuguese nobles revolt against the Spanish
1640-56
King João IV, first of the Bragança dynasty, rules Portugal
1668
Spain accepts Portugal's independence under the Treaty of Lisbon
1 Nov 1755
The Great Earthquake; subsequent fires and tidal wave destroy most of the city centre
1755-56
Marquês de Pombal sets about rebuilding Lisbon and modernising the Government
1807
Napoleon's army enters Lisbon; the royal family escapes to Brazil, leaving Portugal under the protection of Wellington and Beresford
1811
Napoleon's forces are driven out of Lisbon
1821
King João VI returns from Brazil
1901
Lisbon's trams begin operating
1908
Dictatorial king Dom Carlos is assassinated, but the Republican coup fails
1910
The monarchy is overthrown and King Manuel II takes exile in Britain
1932-68
Dr António de Oliveira Salazar rules what is essentially a police state as prime minister
Apr 1974 Major Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho leads the Movimento das Forças Armadas in a bloodless coup
1974
New government gives colonies independence; a partial result is a huge influx of refugees
1986
Portugal joins the European Community
1988
Fire destroys much of the Chiado district
1994
Lisbon is elected European City of Culture
1998
Lisbon hosts Expo98 (The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future)
1 Jan 1999
Portugal joins the European Monetary Union



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