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Name: Couto Misto

Type: Polity

Start: 1148 AD

End: 1864 AD

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Was a territory that included the towns of Rubiás , Meaus and Santiago, in the border area between Portugal and Spain, independent of both kingdoms. Its origin dates back to the independence of Portugal ( c.1147), when the jurisdictional borders with León were established in an unclear way. The 1864 Treaty of Lisbon partitioned the territory between Spain and Portugal.

Establishment

  • January 1148: Couto Misto was a territory that included the towns of Rubiás , Meaus and Santiago, in the border area between Portugal and Spain, independent of both kingdoms. Its origin dates back to the independence of Portugal ( c.1147), when the jurisdictional borders with León were established in an unclear way.

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    1. Treaty of Lisbon (1864)

    The 1864 Treaty of Lisbon partitioned the territory of Couto Misto, an independent microstate, between Spain and Portugal.

  • September 1864: Portugal remained with a smaller uninhabited strip of land.
  • September 1864: Couto Misto operated as a sovereign state in its own right until the 1864 Treaty of Lisbon partitioned the territory with Spain (which annexed most of the land including the three villages).

    • Disestablishment

  • September 1864: Portugal remained with a smaller uninhabited strip of land.
  • September 1864: Couto Misto operated as a sovereign state in its own right until the 1864 Treaty of Lisbon partitioned the territory with Spain (which annexed most of the land including the three villages).

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