Between 1580 and 1640, Portugal and Flanders belonged to the Spanish Crown. Already in the previous century, the Portuguese had attracted settlers from Flanders to populate the Azores – until the seventeenth century, that island group was therefore also called the ‘Flemish Islands’. The Portuguese kings founded the first intercontinental empire, and Portuguese is still the sixth language in the world, with more than 200 million native speakers. Portugal itself fell increasingly behind in economic terms, especially during the extremely conservative reign of Salazar. Since 1986, it has been a member of the European Union, thereby opening up numerous opportunities for cooperation between Flemish and Portuguese institutions.
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