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en-wikipedia-org-5242		History of Portugal - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	17606	1561	70	From the late Middle Ages, in the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal ascended to the status of a world power during Europe's "Age of Discovery" as it built up a vast empire, including possessions in South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Main articles: History of Portugal (1415–1578) and Portuguese Empire In order to understand the economic lag of Portugal, it is worthwhile to note that — overall — the Portuguese economy declined in the centuries following the end of the Age of Discoveries[117] and neither the Constitutional Monarchy (1834–1910) nor the First Republic (1910–26) were able to put the country in the path to industrialization and development. A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire, vol.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5242.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5242.txt