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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