Dear representative of the People of the European Union free (for the time being) nations , On behalf of His Majesty, D. Renato the First, regarding your meeting in our neighbor Madeira Island, I have the pleasure to invite you to visit Fort São José, the capital of our free State, Principality of Pontinha, and [...]

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The Third of October 2010 is the Royal day of Principality of Pontinha, 107 years after the alienation of Saint Joseph Forth by D. Carlos King of Portugal. In this day, His Majesty the Prince D. Renato The First invites every citizen of the World to check, by their own eyes and not for the [...]

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Dia 3 de Outubro de 2010 é o dia Real do Principado, comemorando-se o 107.º aniversário da alienação do Forte de São José, agora Principado Ilhéu da Pontinha. Neste dia, Sua Majestade o Príncipe convida todos os cidadãos do Mundo a verificar, pelos seus próprios olhos e não pelos ouvidos de outrem, a carta régia [...]

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Subject: recognition of Tibet as an independent state His Majesty, the Prince of Pontinha, D. Renato proclaims: The Principality Pontinha is an independent state, although it is in the process of obtaining their recognition by the international community. As a matter of historical deference, HRH Prince requested recognition as the “Country-Brother” Portugal. Failing a response [...]

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Assunto: Reconhecimento do Tibete como Estado Independente Sua Majestade, o Príncipe da Pontinha, D. Renato proclama: O Principado da Pontinha é um Estado independente, ainda que esteja num processo de obtenção do respectivo reconhecimento por parte da Comunidade Internacional. Por uma questão de deferência histórica, Sua Majestade o Príncipe solicitou tal reconhecimento ao “País-Irmão” Portugal. [...]

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A nail from the time of Christ’s crucifixion which was hidden by the same knights who featured in The Da Vinci Code has been found in a dig. The four-inch Roman relic, stored in an ornate box, was uncovered by archaeologists working at a fort thought to have been a former Knights Templar stronghold. It [...]

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PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 29, 2007 – Prince D. Renato Barros, sovereign of the Principality of the Pontinha (Portuguese: Principado da Pontinha or Principado do Ilhéu da Pontinha), has formally announced the secession of the Principality from Portugal. The Fort of Saint José is the headquarters of the Principality of the Pontinha, self-proclaimed country [...]

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