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What was the official status of the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain during the Iberian Union?

  • United under one government

  • Federated states

  • Personal union

  • Confederation

Answer

During the Iberian Union, the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain were in a personal union, meaning that they remained independent states, sharing only a single monarch. The governments, institutions, and legal traditions of each kingdom remained independent of one another.
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