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and supposedly a kingdom apart from Portugal, though in fact the "Algarvian kingdom" had no institutions, special privileges, or autonomy. The Algarve was politically very similar to the rest of the Portuguese provinces, and "King of the Algarve" was just an honorific title, based on the Algarve's
748:, Tangiers and Larache, together with North African previous holdings, led to the creation of the title "the Algarves from either side of the sea in Africa" (Algarve d’além-mar), leaving the European Algarve to become "the Algarve behind the sea" (Algarve d’aquém-mar). 805:, fought in the inlands and attacked the coastal cities, bringing the urban population into turmoil. The turmoil of the Algarve intensified in the years between 1834 and 1838, when the Algarve saw battles on a level it had never seen before. On November 26, 1836, 756:
therefore adopted the title that they would use until the fall of the monarchy in 1910: "Kings of Portugal and the Algarves of either side of the sea in Africa". The title would continue to be used even after the abandonment of the last North African holding in
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Thus, it was not until 1471 that "the Kingdom of the Algarve" led to "the Kingdom of the Algarves", due to the increase of Portuguese possessions in Northern Africa, which were made as possessions of the Kingdom of the Algarve. The
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The name of the Algarvian Kingdom suffered some minor changes due to the Portuguese North African conquests, which were considered an extension of the kingdom of the Algarve.
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the heir to the throne of the Algarve, which dictated the terms of its absorption into the Portuguese crown. The treaty, though, allowed the use of the title of
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would serve as a reaction to Alfonso X of Castile's claim to the Algarve, and was meant to demonstrate the Portuguese monarch’s rights over the region.
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Ibn Mafūz, King of Niebla and Emir of the Algarve, trying to counter the achievements of the Portuguese in their territories, declared himself a
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city-states united under a single Emir, Mūsā ‘ibn Muhammad ‘ibn Nassir ‘ibn Mahfūz, former governor of Niebla, and known among the Christians as
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Acting Commander in Chief of all the Royalist Troops, Regular and Irregular Armies, and the Operations in the South
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added to the title of "King of Portugal and the Algarve", the title "Lord of Ceuta", and his grandson
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Kingdom of the Algarves within the Kingdom of Portugal on a map published in 1561 (west is at the top)
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by King Alfonso X and his descendants, since King Alfonso X had acquired the territories of
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The issue between the sovereigns of Castile and Portugal was eventually settled by the
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During the 19th century, a serious clash between pro-constitutionalism liberals and
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The Emir’s vow of vassalage to Castile, however, did not stop the knights of the
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conquering the city again in 1191 in a massive counter-attack led by
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and shot in Faro on August 2, 1838, after being subjected to a
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history as the last area of Portugal to be conquered from the
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legendarily rested after the "end of the Reconquista".
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Southern Spain, with Gibraltar, Ceuta, & Tangier
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A caricature of year 1833 showing the clash between
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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Goertz (1985). 772: 776: 654:, under the command of the Grand-Master 554: 1506:12th-century establishments in Portugal 1181:House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 954: 916: 910: 817:. Remexido, however, was captured near 1428: 811:Governor of the Kingdom of the Algarve 529:in 1189. At the time of his grandson, 482:, "Western al-'Andalus"), after 1471, 977: 789:, which caused turmoil in the Algarve 1060:Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 494:), was a nominal kingdom within the 1413:His Most Faithful Majesty's Council 923:(2 ed.). E. 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Index

Flag of Algarves
Coat of arms of Algarves
Kingdom of the Algarves within the Kingdom of Portugal on a map published in 1561 (west is at the top)
Kingdom of Portugal
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Silves
Lagos
Tavira
Faro
Portuguese
Roman Catholic
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
Afonso III
João VI
Manuel II
Cortes
Established
Treaty of Badajoz
United Kingdom
Dissolution of the United Kingdom
Disestablished
dinheiro
real
Almohad Caliphate
Faro District (Portugal)
First Portuguese Republic
Portuguese
Arabic

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