City · Portugal

Lisbon

Portuguese capital, a city of light, fado and saudade.

Founding, year 1256

Themes: fado, light, longing, navigation.

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The origin

What the date says

Milestone
Founding
What happened
In 1256 King Afonso III made it the capital of Portugal, with its port on the estuary of the Tagus River.
Year
1256
Source
Historical documentation
Note
Capital since 1256.

Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.

Keep in mind

Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.