Canal História, currently branded as História, is a

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basic cable and

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channel that features history documentaries most of which are produced by History USA and Portuguese and Spanish historic productions, owned by the joint venture known as The History Channel Iberia, between

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and

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. More recently, it started broadcast some reality television series. Initially it was a single Iberian channel founded by Multicanal (currently AMC Networks International Iberia) with feeds in Portuguese and Spanish. It was created in March 1999 and it split into different channels on 21 March 2012.Canal História comemora cinco anos de emissões com formatos inéditos
- Público Some Portuguese historic productions airing in Canal História include ''Foz Côa'' about Coa Valley Prehistoric Rock Art, ''O Tratado de Tordesilhas'' about the Treaty of Tordesillas, ''Marquês de Pombal'' concerning

Marquis of Pombal Count of Oeiras () was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree, dated July 15, 1759, by King Joseph I of Portugal, and granted to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, head of the Portuguese government. Later, through another roy ...

, ''Portugal e a NATO'' (Portugal and NATO) and ''A História Do Azulejo'' (History of Azulejo).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Historia Portuguese-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1999 Television stations in Portugal 1999 establishments in Portugal