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Hidden stories: 7.

Hidden stories: 4.

All stories, by era

The Battle of Aljubarrota14 August 1385 · AljubarrotaAt 25, he left the war council and chose the battlefield himself.
The Tripe-Eaters of Porto1415 · PortoPorto gave away its meat, kept the tripe, and got a nickname.
The cape of fear1434 · Cape BojadorFor twelve years sailors feared one cape. Gil Eanes brought back flowers.
A Map Worth 12 Ducats1502 · LisbonHe came to trade horses. He left with the world.
The Day the Elephants Turned Around25 July 1511 · MalaccaThe sultan unleashed war elephants. They turned on his own men.
The elephant who went to see the Pope1514 · RomeThe Pope was given an elephant, and the elephant knelt before him.
The Rhino and the Elephant1515 · LisbonThe king pitted a rhino against an elephant. The elephant fled.

The Lisbon Earthquake1 November 1755 · LisbonThe king left Lisbon that morning because his daughter asked.
Stones to Guard the Wine1756 · Douro ValleyTo save port, Pombal had the Douro's elder trees uprooted.
Death to the Company!23 February 1757 · PortoPorto rose against the king's minister, shouting 'Long live the king!'
The streets of trades1760 · LisbonAfter the earthquake, the Baixa's streets were shared out among the trades.
The library's night watch18th century · MafraIn Mafra, old books are guarded at night by bats.
The House of Snow1778 or 1782 · LisbonLisbon's oldest café was opened by the king's own ice-master.
The War of the OrangesMay–June 1801 · Upper AlentejoThe war named after a sprig of oranges sent to a queen.
The court that sailed to Brazil1807 · LisbonThe court sailed to Brazil and left its library on the quay.
The Bridge of Boats29 March 1809 · PortoThousands fled over a bridge made of boats. It gave way.
The Lines of Torres Vedras11 October 1810 · Sobral de Monte AgraçoPortugal spent a year building forts the French barely knew existed.
Portuguese in Napoleon's Army1812 · BorodinoAfter Russia, about a hundred of Napoleon's Portuguese Legion were left.