Nostalgia

Many a Portuguese person lives in more than one century (usually not even consecutive centuries).

Yet the country is a "fortress of spume"

image of Lisbon from 'El Atlas del Rey Planeta', by Pedro Teixeira, 1634

Map of the Portuguese Colonies - 1970s

Estado Novo Propaganda "Portugal Is Not a Small Country" - map of the Portuguese Empire vs. Europe

Estado Novo Propaganda "Portugal Is Not a Small Country" - map of the Portuguese Empire vs. the USA

Downtown Lisbon - Terreiro do Paço in September 1936 - Luftschiff Zeppelin 129 Hindenburg