How did Portugal become and stay independent of Spain? What are the cultural narratives in Portuguese and Spanish histories?
How did Portugal become an independent country from Spain?
To what extent does Portugal still dominate its former colonies? What are the major societal differences between Spain and Portugal? Will Southern Brazil ever become an independent country? Why the did Spanish American colonies split into many countries while the Portuguese colonies managed to stay united under a single country? When did Spain start as an unified country? Is Spain a former country? How did England became a country? What was the first independent country in the world? What are some cultural differences between Spain and Portugal? What is the economic situation on Portugal? How did England become a country? As a Portuguese I'm curious, what do people from various parts of the world think of Portugal and its people? How is the economic situation in Portugal? Did India have a war with Portugal? Are Spain and Portugal the most evil countries ever? Why wasn't Portuguese America and Anglo America split up into many countries like Spanish America? What is Porto, Portugal well-known for? During the Habsburg reign over Spain from 1516 to 1700, was Spain a unified sovereign state? Leaving out Portugal and Brazil, which is more acceptable in other Portuguese speaking countries, Brazilian Portuguese or Portuguese Portuguese? What are the reasons behind pro independence in the Basque Country in Spain? Why are Catalonia and Basque country demanding independence from Spain? Why didn't the Umayyad conquer the Kingdom of Asturias of North Spain? At what point did Portuguese and Spanish become distinctly separate languages?  If Scotland and Wales, Brittany became all independent could they form one nation with Ireland? Which lands on earth want independence from each other? For example, Catalonia wants independence from Spain. Catalan independence: Would Valencia and Balearic islands join the independance movement from Spain, or join a free Catalonia? If Catalonia becomes independent, would Valencia and the Balearic Islands join them or stay in Spain? Why did the Spanish Americas split into many countries though they had same culture? Did Portugal deserve to win the Euros? Which is the most independent country?