Im 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  of June   Portugal was independent when the Count of Portugal turned to be the king of Portugal  the year was  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   The pope recognized Portugal as a full independent and cristian nation in   So declaration of Independence  Recognition   and   What Never even eard of that dates not even at history classes Only when reading some history books