Counties of Portucal
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In the territory that is now Portugal, during the Reconquista (Reconquest) of Spain from the Moors, there were two distinct creations of Portucuese Counties (Condados Portucalenses) or Counties of Portucal (Condados de Portucal).
The first was established by Vimara Perez after the presúria de Portucale (Oporto) in 868 and was incorporated in the Kingdom of Galicia in 1071, after the death of Count Nuno Mendes (while it enjoyed a certain autonomy, it always remained a dependency of the Kingdom of Leon/Galicia).
The second which came into existence around 1095 during the reign of Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile was offered to Henry of Burgundy ( who gave his aid in the Reconquest and who also received the hand of Teresa of Leon, the kings daughter). This second 'county' was much larger including the territories of the old county of Coimbra, added to in 1091 by parts of Trás-os-Montes and even the south of Galicia.
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