surrender-the delivery of a principal into lawful custody. extradition-the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty).
Print this map. An independent kingdom since 1143, Portugal is one of the oldest nations in Europe. The region was first inhabited by Neanderthals and later by Homo sapiens, however there weren't any permanent settlements until the first millennium BC when the Pre-Celts and Celts dominated the landscape.
HISTORY OF PORTUGAL. Western Iberia: to1179. The early history of Portugal is shared with the rest of the Iberian peninsula. The region is visited by Phoenicians and Carthaginians, settled by Celts, incorporated in the Roman empire (as Lusitania in 138 BC), settled again by Visigoths and conquered by Muslims.