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Friend from Peniche, the Glossary

Friend from Peniche (Amigo de Peniche) is an idiomatic expression from Portugal that refers to a disloyal friend who is not to be trusted and is only interested in receiving at the expense of others without offering anything in return.^[1]

33 relations: Anathema, Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, António, Prior of Crato, Artillery, Atouguia da Baleia, Azores, Bairro Alto, Cannon, Cascais, Constable of Portugal, Duke of Braganza, Elizabeth I, Francis Drake, Freguesia, Garrison, Idiom, John Norris (soldier), Loures, Lourinhã, Peniche Fortress, Peniche, Portugal, Philip II of Spain, Philippine dynasty, Plague (disease), Portugal, Portuguese succession crisis of 1580, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, São Jorge Castle, São Mamede, Lisbon, Spanish Armada, Tagus, Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, Torres Vedras.
1586 in Portugal
Conflicts in 1586
Idioms from non-English cultures
Portuguese legends

Anathema

The word anathema has two main meanings.

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Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Inglesa, "Luso-English Alliance") is the oldest alliance that is still in force by political bilateral agreement.

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António, Prior of Crato

António, Prior of Crato (153126 August 1595), sometimes called "The Determined", "The Fighter", "The Independentist" or "The Resistant", was a grandson of King Manuel I of Portugal who claimed the Portuguese throne during the 1580 dynastic crisis.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Atouguia da Baleia

Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal.

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Azores

The Azores (Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira).

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Bairro Alto

Bairro Alto (literally: Upper District) is a central district of the city of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital.

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Cannon

A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.

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Cascais

Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera.

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Constable of Portugal

Constable of Portugal (Condestável de Portugal) was an office created by King Ferdinand I of Portugal in 1382, to substitute the High Standard-bearer (Alferes-Mor) as the head of the Portuguese Military.

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Duke of Braganza

The title Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança) in the House of Braganza is one of the most important titles in the peerage of Portugal.

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Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603.

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Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580.

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Freguesia

(), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution.

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Garrison

A garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it.

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Idiom

An idiom is a phrase or expression that usually presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.

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John Norris (soldier)

Sir John Norris, or Norreys (ca. 1547 – 3 September 1597), of Rycote, Oxfordshire, and of Yattendon and Notley in Berkshire, was an English soldier.

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Loures

Loures is a city and a municipality in Portugal which is part of the District and Metropolitan area of Lisbon.

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Lourinhã

Lourinhã is a municipality in the District of Lisbon and in the portuguese Oeste region.

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Peniche Fortress

The Peniche Fortress is located in the municipality of Peniche in Leiria District, Portugal.

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Peniche, Portugal

Peniche is a seaside municipality and a city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District.

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Philip II of Spain

Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.

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Philippine dynasty

The Philippine dynasty (dinastia filipina), also known as the House of Habsburg in Portugal, was the third royal house of Portugal.

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Plague (disease)

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portuguese succession crisis of 1580

The Portuguese succession crisis of 1580 (Crise de sucessão de 1580) emerged as a result of the deaths of young King Sebastian I of Portugal in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir in 1578 and his successor and great-uncle Henry I in 1580.

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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599.

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São Jorge Castle

São Jorge Castle (Castelo de São Jorge), sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.

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São Mamede, Lisbon

São Mamede (English: Saint Mammes) is a former civil parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.

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Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, lit) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_from_Peniche