Portugal–Spain border

Portugal–Spain border
Portugal–Spain border
	Guadiana International Bridge, connecting Portugal and Spain
Characteristics
Entities	Portugal; Spain
Length	1214 km (de facto)
History
Established	1143; The victory of king Afonso I of Portugal over his cousin king Alfonso VII of León at the Battle of Valdevez, forced the Kingdom of León to recognise Portugal as a country, thus establishing the northern borders of Portugal.
Treaties	Treaty of Zamora (1143); Treaty of Badajoz (1267); Treaty of Alcañices (1297); Treaty of Badajoz (1801); Congress of Vienna (1815); Treaty of Lisbon (1864); Convention of Limits (1926);

The Portugal–Spain border, also referred to as "The Stripe" (Spanish: La Raya, Portuguese: A Raia, Galician: A Raia, Mirandese: La Raia), is one of the oldest geopolitical borders in the world. The current demarcation is almost identical to that defined in 1297 by the Treaty of Alcañices. The Portugal–Spain border is 1,214 km (754 mi) long, and is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union, being free of border control since March 26, 1995 (the effective date of the Schengen Agreement), with a few temporary exceptions. The border is not defined for 18 km (11 mi) between the Caia river and Ribeira de Cuncos, because of the disputed status of Olivenza/Olivença, which has been disputed between the two countries for two hundred years.

A microstate existed previously on the border called Couto Misto.

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