Portugal is only a town.
The Battle of São Mamede ( Batalha de São Mamede , [ ˈsɐ̃w̃ mɐˈmɛð ] ) took place on 24 June , 1128 near Guimarães and is considered the seminal event for the foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal . Portugal ( Portuguese : [ puɾtuˈɣaɫ ] ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( [ República Portuguesa , links = no ] ) ( Portuguese : [ ʁɨ ` publikɐ puɾtu ' ɣezɐ ] ) In recognized minority languages of Portugal : República Pertuesa is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe . He would be proclaimed King of Portugal in the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such by neighbouring kingdoms in 1143 .