Our First King's Short Biography

A long, long time ago, in 1109, Afonso Henriques ____ born in the "Condado Portucalense".

• be

• were

• was

• wasn't

Afonso Henriques was the ____ D. Henrique Earl and his ___ D. Teresa.

• son / wife

• son / husband

• daughter / wife

• daughter / husband

He___ a knight at Zamora Cathedral.

• become

• became

• didn't become

• becoming

Afonso Henriques fought against his ___, D.Teresa, at S. Mamede Battle.

• aunt

• sister

• grandmother

• mother

In 1139, after the Ourique Battle, he was acclaimed ____.

• Queen of Portugal

• King of Portugal

• Queen of Spain

• King of Spain.

In 1146, in Coimbra, he ___ married to D. Mafalda and they had ___ children.

• get / eight

• get / seven

• got / seven

• got / eight

In 1147 he left ___ to conquer ___.

• Coimbra / Lisbon

• Coimbra / Algarve

• Lisbon / Coimbra

• Lisbon / Algarve

In 1179, the Pope Alexander III ___ D. Afonso Henriques as the King of Portugal.

• to recognise

• recognising

• recognised

• recognise

Later, he transferred many of his powers to his ___, D. Sancho I.

• father

• uncle

• daughter

• son

The First King of Portugal reigned for ___ years.

• 55

• 56

• 57

• 58