Haxo que as fronteiras de Andorra e Sao Marinho sao mais velhas
I think that the Andorra and San Marino borders are older.
Treaty of Alcañices (1297)
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Treaty of Alcañices (1297), currently kept in the
Torre do Tombo National Archive.
The
Treaty of Alcañices (1297) (Tratado de Alcanizes in Portuguese) was made in
Alcañices between King
Dinis of Portugal and King
Fernando IV of Castile.
Denis was the grandson of king
Alfonso X of Castile and essentially an administrator and not a warrior king. He went to war with the kingdom of Castile in 1295, relinquishing the villages of
Serpa and
Moura, but gained
Olivença and reaffirmed Portugal’s possession of the
Algarve and defined the modern borders between the two Iberian countries.
[1] The treaty also established an alliance of friendship and mutual defense, leading to a peace of 40 years between the two nations.
King
Fernando IV of Castile then married King
Dinis of Portugal's daughter,
Infanta Constance of Portugal, making her Queen of Spain.
ANDORRA HISTORY.
Early history[edit]
In the 11th century, fearing military action by neighboring lords, the bishop placed himself under the protection of the
Lord of Caboet, a
Catalan nobleman. Later, the
Count of Foix became heir to the Lord of Caboet through marriage, and a dispute arose between the French Count and the Catalan bishop over Andorra.
In 1278, the conflict was resolved by the signing of a
pareage (
pariatges), which provided that Andorra's sovereignty be shared between the Count of Foix and the
Bishopof
La Seu d'Urgell (Catalonia,
Spain). The pareage, a feudal institution recognizing the principle of equality of rights shared by two rulers, gave the small state its territory and political form. In return, Andorra pays an annual tribute or
questia to the co-rulers consisting of four
hams, forty loaves of
bread, and some
wine. As of the year 2012, Andorra's borders have remained unchanged since 1278.
[1]
Andorra was briefly annexed to the
Crown of Aragon twice, in 1396 and 1512.
In 1505,
Germaine of Foix married
Ferdinand V of Castile, thereby bringing the lordship of Andorra under Spanish rule. On taking over the kingdom in 1519,
Emperor Charles V granted the lordship of
Les Valls, as it was then known, to Germaine of Foix’s line in perpetuity.
Henry III of Navarre, who was also count of Foix, in 1589 ascended the French throne as
Henry IV, and by an edict of 1607 established the head of the French state, along with the bishop of Urgel, as co-princes of Andorra.
In 1793, the French revolutionary government refused the traditional Andorran tribute as smacking of
feudalism and renounced its suzerainty, despite the wish of the Andorrans to enjoy French protection and avoid being under exclusively Spanish influence.
Andorra remained neutral during the
Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon restored the co-principality in 1806 after the Andorrans petitioned him to do so. French title to the principality subsequently passed from the kings to the president of France. In the period 1812–13, the
French Empire annexed Catalonia and divided it in four departments. Andorra was also annexed and made part of the district of
Puigcerdà (département of
Sègre).
but let me add a bit of context to these observations. First, almost every Portuguese restaurant in almost every town in Portugal has this tradition, it is not directed at pilgrims. The problem is that pilgrims don't know the tradition, and they assume that anything put on the table is put there with no charge. But that is not the case. We travel a lot in Portugal and there is absolutely no problem with waving away the dishes when they are brought to the table or simply letting them sit there till they bring your main course. If they are untouched, they will be removed and there will be no charge. It is not a problem, no one is insulted. But sometimes the little plates are worth a second look and can be quite yummy, so long as you know you will pay for them! 
