number, and bitter disputes with the high nobility became frequent. In 1758 Joseph I was wounded in an attempted assassination. The Távora family and the Duke of Aveiro were implicated and executed after a quick trial. The Jesuits were expelled from the country and their assets confiscated by the crown. Sebastião de Melo prosecuted every person involved, even women and children. This was the final stroke that broke the power of the aristocracy. Joseph I made his loyal minister Count of Oeiras in 1759. In 1762 Spain invaded Portuguese territory as part of the Seven Years' War, but by 1763 the status quo between Spain and Portugal before the war had been restored. Following the Távora affair, the new Count of Oeiras knew no opposition. Made "Marquis of Pombal" in 1770, he effectively ruled Portugal until Joseph I's death in 1779. However, historians also argue that Pombal's "enlightenment," while far-reaching, was primarily a
investeeringutel põhinevast sektorist ekspordile, erainvesteeringutele, ning kõrgtehnoloogia arengule põhinevaks sektoriks. Äriteenused on traditsioonilised tööstusharud, nagu tekstiili-, rõiva-, jalatsi-, korgi (milles Portugal on maailma suurim tootja), puidu ja jookide tootmine. Portugal muutis poliitilise korra aastal 1974 tänu nelgi revolutsioonile, mis kulmineerus lõpuks ühe oma kõige olulisemate perioodide majanduskasvuga, mis algas 1960. Oeiras, Lissabonis Portugali linnastus tegutsevad peakontoris paljud rahvusvahelised ettevõtted. Portugalis on tugev kalandussektori traditsioon ja on üks nendest riikidest, kus on suurim kala tarbimine elaniku kohta. Selleks, et Portugalis külastajate arvu prognoos oluliselt suureneks järgmise viie aasta jooksul on reisimine ja turism jätkuvalt väga olulised. Siiski on kasvava konkurentsiga Ida-Euroopa sihtkohad nagu Horvaatia, kes pakub sarnaseid atraktsioone, aga Portugal on sageli odavam.
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