Columbus attributed the refusal of the Portuguese monarch to adopt his plans chiefly to "the Jew Joseph."

Portuguese monarchs continued used this title until the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910.

The existence of a royal palace in Odivelas meant that the monastery was favoured by some Portuguese monarchs during the Middle Ages.

He was the first Portuguese monarch to claim the title "King of Portugal and the Algarve".

Following his lead, Portuguese monarchs offered the same tribute to their wives up until the 1830's.

Despite these measures, the presence of the Portuguese monarch was short-lived.

To prevent the English contingent being intercepted at sea by the navy of Castile, the Portuguese monarch planned a naval blockade.

In recompense, the Portuguese monarch conceded the category of vila (town) in 1240.

The knowledge he collected from Dias expedition as well as his own explorations granted him the post of official geographer of the Portuguese monarch.

Since then, Portuguese monarchs did not have a coronation but instead an acclamation.