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The village was first established in 15th century, following a royal land grant by the Spanish Netherlands to the their local feudal vassals and supporters among the Dutch nobility. A Catholic church, a symbol of permanent settlements in the past,
that dates to that period is found in the village centre.
The origin of the name, Poortugaal, and its presumed connection to the Kingdom of Portugal or the Portuguese is unclear. One theory links the similarity of Portugal's and Poortugaal's flags and coat of arms as an indication of local settlers' paying homage to fellow crusaders who were from Portugal. Older depictions of the coat of arms also show a shield that resembles the coat of arms of Portugal even more than the current coat of arms of Poortugaal. The village flag is derived from the municipal coat of arms. The blue star is taken from the stars on the shields, which are shown without stars on the flag in the simplified coat of arms. The layout of the flag is thus very reminiscent of the flag of Kingdom of Portugal and the modern Portuguese flag.
Since January 1, 1985, Poortugaal has been part of the municipality of Albrandswaard together with Rhoon.[1]
