The Portuguese Republic is the region of
the Iberian Peninsula that was historically inhabited by the Portuguese
speakers. It was populated by speakers of the parent language that would later
evolve into Galician and further south into Portuguese. Portugal was originally
the County of Portugal, in the Kingdom of Leon. It was named after the Galician Port of Cale. Portus Cale eventually became Portugal in the common tongue of
the region.
In the 1100’s it successfully seceded from the Kingdom of Leon and
became an independent nation on the Peninsula. It thus became one of the longest
continuing nations in the region. The only major change it went through was in
the early 20th century, when it ended its Monarchy and became a
Republic. With such a long and stable history it does not seem that too much
change will occur in this territory, during the great shake ups ahead. However
there will be some territorial losses to neighbouring states, as they restore
themselves to traditional borderlines.
This will leave a rump Portugal made up
of the following territories. The Porto, Vila Real, Braganca, Avero, Viseu,
Coimbra, Castelo Branco, Leiria, Santarem, Portalegre, Lisboa,
Evora, Setubal, Beia and Faro Districts, currently in Portugal, will remain a
part of this nation.
The Aguiar da Beira, Ce lorico da Beira, Fornos de
Algodres, Gouveia, Guarda, Manteigas, Meda, Pinhel, Seia, and Trancoso
municipalities, of the Guarda District also in Portugal, will remain as well.
Also in Guarda District half of the Almeida and Sabugal municipalities and a
large part of the Villa Nova de Foz Coa municipality, which are situated west
of the Coa River, will remain in this nation. Finally Portugal has some legal
claims to territory in neighbouring Spain, which will be ceded back to them as
the borders in the region find their new places. This means that the Tailga and
Olivenza Municipalities, in Badajoz Province of the Extremadura Autonomous
Community, currently in Spain will be ceded to this new country.
The flag of the Portuguese Republic is
the one adopted in 1911, after the overthrow of the Monarchy and the
establishment of the Republic. The colours are the colours of the Portuguese
republican movement, from the previous century.
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