 Chibvumirano chacho chakanga chisina kushanda kwenguva pfupi panguva yeIberian Union kubva muna 1580 kusvika muna 1640, apo umambo hweSpain nePortugal hwaiva mubatanidzwa wemadzimambo. Zvisinei, nokudzorerwa kworusununguko rwePortugal,Muna 1815, mubatanidzwa wakadzoka uye wakasvika pakukwirira kutsva mukati mehondo dzaNapoleon apo vaBritain vakatumira mukuru wavo akanakisisa, Duke weWellington, kunoparadza mauto aNapoleon muHondo yePeninsular. 