FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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Portugal
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Spain
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Visigoth Kingdom
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Rome
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Detailed explanation-1: -Iberian Peninsula, peninsula in southwestern Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the Greeks called Iberians, probably for the Ebro (Iberus), the peninsula’s second longest river (after the Tagus).
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of Spain’s national territory is located on the Iberian Peninsula (which it shares with Portugal and Andorra) situated in the southwest corner of Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Due to geography, Iberian countries had greater access to the sea than did much of Europe; this allowed the Iberian kingdoms to become a people of mariners and traders. These people had the motivation to move; they were close to the wealth of Africa and the Mediterranean.
Detailed explanation-4: -Portugal was officially an autonomous state, but in actuality, the country was in a personal union with the Spanish crown from 1580 to 1640.