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The Cortes Gerais (pre-1911 spelling: Cortes Geraes, meaning General Courts in Portuguese) were the parliament of the Kingdom of Portugal during the Constitutional Monarchy period. The Cortes were established by provision of the Portuguese Constitution of 1822 as a unicameral parliament.
Portuguese Cortes. In the Medieval Kingdom of Portugal, the Cortes was an assembly of representatives of the estates of the realm – the nobility, clergy and bourgeoisie. It was called and dismissed by the King of Portugal at will, at a place of his choosing. [1]
As Cortes Gerais e Extraordinárias da Nação Portuguesa, também frequentemente designadas por Soberano Congresso e conhecidas na historiografia portuguesa como Cortes Constituintes de 1820 ou Cortes Constituintes Vintistas, foram o primeiro parlamento português no sentido moderno do conceito.
Cortes which brought all three estates together are sometimes distinguished as Cortes-Gerais, in contrast to smaller assemblies which brought only one or two estates, to negotiate a specific point relevant only to them.
Reunidas durante os anos de 1821 e 1822, em decorrência da Revolução do Porto, as Cortes Gerais e Extraordinárias da Nação Portuguesa foram instaladas com o objetivo de elaborar uma constituição para Portugal e seus domínios ultramarinos.
Portuguese Cortes, politico-administrative bodies that, according to some historians, had their roots in national councils of the Visigoth monarchy. The word cortes is derived from the Latin cohors, meaning assembly or party. From the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, the cortes had a significant influence on Portuguese politics.
As cortes que reuniam todos os três Estados são algumas vezes distinguidas como Cortes-Gerais, em contraste com as assembleias menores que traziam apenas um ou dois dos Estados, para negociar um ponto específico relevante apenas para eles.
