Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Kafin Philip II na Spain ya sami damar aiwatar da da'awarsa ga kambin Fotigal, a cikin 1580, António, Prior na Crato, ɗan da ba shi da izini na layin Beja na Gidan Braganza Portuguese Royal Family, ya ayyana kansa sarki a ranar 24 ga Yuli 1580. Koyaya, mulkinsa a cikin ƙasar Portugal ya ɗauki kwanaki ashirin kawai; a ranar 25 ga Agusta, an ci shi a
Yaƙin Alcântara da sojojin Habsburg na Spain suka jagoranci Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke na Alba.