I m Portuguese I Speak Portuguese I Speak Galician And it is in fact the same language Altought numorous castilian words and castilian influence is present in galician Another error Portugal declared independence from Kingdom of Leon in 23 of June 1128 Portugal was independent when the Count of Portugal turned to be the king of Portugal the year was 1139 Till today there are many countries that are independent and have a prince for example as the head of State The king of Leon and Castille recognized Portugal as an independent country in 1143 The pope recognized Portugal as a full independent and cristian nation in 1179 So declaration of Independence 1128 Recognition 1143 1139 and 1179 What Never even eard of that dates not even at history classes Only when reading some history books