The Inquisition, similarly, was not always the sadistic institution that we associate with the Spanish church. In the Middle Ages, most inquisitors (usually Dominican friars) were quite fair-minded men who sought to give the benefit of the doubt to the defendant. ...
Flag adopted on Portugal Flag - History two vertical bands of green (hoist side, two-fifths) and red (three-fifths) with the national coat of arms (armillary sphere and Portuguese shield) centered on the dividing line; explanations for the color meanings are ambiguous, but a popular interpretation has green symbolizing hope and red the blood of those defending the nation
The currency of Portugal is the Euro, symbol: â¬. The subdivision of the Euro is called cÃªntimo or centavo in Portuguese. * Portuguese currency was previously denominated as the escudo meaning shield, from 1911 to 2002. Before that, from around 1430 until 1911, it was the Portuguese Real, which was a widely circulated currency.