History A-Level
Significance of Portugal
What Significance of Portugal means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The conquest of Portugal in 1580 added a global empire and extended Spanish influence westward and globally.
Topics that use Significance of Portugal
- Paper 3, Option 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598 - 1 Changing geographical reach of Spanish power (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Building an empire in the New World
- Dynastic claims and inheritance in Italy
- Extension of Spanish influence to the north and west
- Naval and defensive struggle against the Ottoman Turks
- Significance of northern Europe
- Military conflict with France
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