15000 Muslims (less than 0.1% of total population in Portugal) are in Portugal per Pew Forum study as of October 2009. This demonstrates that Muslims never forced non Muslims to convert to Islam. Otherwise, it is expected to have much more Muslims in Portugal for being under Muslims control for over around 800 years.
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No. There is currently no strong Anti-Islamic sentiment in Portugal since there are very few Muslims in Portugal, as opposed to Spain, France, Germany, or the UK where anti-Islamic sentiment is more pronounced due to there being a larger Muslim population.
As a Christian country, Portugal wanted to avoid land routes controlled by Muslims.
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Portugal IS a country
As a general answer, the Christian Kingdoms of northern Spain (Castille, Leon, Portugal, Aragon, etc.) wished to drive the Muslims out of Spain. These kingdoms eventually consolidated (except Portugal) into the Kingdom of Spain, led by Queen Isabella of Castille and King Ferdinand of Aragon, who made it their mission to remove the last Islamic Kingdom of Granada and expel all Muslims from Spain with the Inquisition.
Portugal is not a city. Many rivers cross Portugal.
about 170 miles from Lisbon Portugal to Porto Portugal
There are seventy-one lakes in Portugal.
How many Muslims are buried in Arlington
Its a big melting pot actually. All sorts of peoples inhabited this piece of land. From the northern tribes of the Visigodes and the Celts, to the Romans, to the Muslims from North-Africa in the XIth century, to the British and the French during the crusades...
portugal has many tsunamis off its atlantic coast