Lisbon
Overview
Lisbon (ˈ; , liʒˈβoɐ) is the capital city
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 and largest city of Portugal
Portugal
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 with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of 84.8 km² (33 sq mi). The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of 958 km² (370 sq mi), making it the 9th most populous urban area
Largest urban areas of the European Union
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 in the European Union
European Union
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. About 2,831,000 people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Lisbon Metropolitan Area is a territorial zone that includes 18 municipalities in Portugal. The smaller Grande Lisboa area is a subregion of the NUTS II Lisbon Region by its own right....

 (which represents approximately 27% of the population of the country).
Timeline

1147    After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques, reconquered Lisbon.

1147    The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a four-month siege.

1493    Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean.

1499    Portuguese explorer Nicolau Coelho returns to Lisbon, after discovering the sea route to India as a companion of Vasco da Gama.

1500    The fleet of Pedro Alvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas.

1502    Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India.

1531    Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake--thousands die.

1541    Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies.

1588    The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port).

1588    The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.

 
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