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My Home Town - Lisbon
Event Details
Time: December 5, 2013 from 8pm to 10pm
Location: Grandpa's
Street: Xikang Hutong
City/Town: The Chun - sunshine city
Event Type: lecture, talk, discussion
Organized By: My Home Town
Latest Activity: Dec 4, 2013
Event Description
Mark Lawton will introduce. His adopted home town of Lisbon to us
Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the oldest city in Western Europe, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by hundreds of years. Julius Caesar made it a municipium called Felicitas Julia, adding to the name Olissipo. Ruled by a series of Germanic tribes from the 5th century, it was captured by the Moors in the 8th century. In 1147, the Crusaders under Afonso Henriques reconquered the city and since then it has been a major political, economic and cultural centre of Portugal. Unlike most capital cities, Lisbon's status as the capital of Portugal has never been granted or confirmed officially – by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the Constitution of Portugal.
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Comment by Richard Roman on November 22, 2013 at 19:19
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Hope you come to the meeting Acner!
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Comment by Acner on November 22, 2013 at 17:48
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I loved it when I was there in 2010! Went to a casa de fados in Alfama and it was a memorable evening :)
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