You’re probably thinking who the guy in the picture is... :) Well, as my last post was about an American holiday, I thought it was only fair this time to dedicate another one to a Portuguese holiday. And so, as tomorrow (December 1st) we celebrate the Restoration of Independence from Spain, it became the chosen one. As such, here goes a bit of history: Portugal was ruled by Spain during 60 years, after a succession crisis in 1580. By 1640, a revolution took place (as is our tradition, only one person was killed - the State Secretary), and John IV (the guy in the picture) was acclaimed king, and that initiated the 4th dynasty – the Bragança dynasty.