Nuno Mendes or Nuno II was the last Count of Portugal

County of Portugal

The County of Portugal was the region around Braga and Porto, today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal, from the late ninth to the early twelfth century, during which it was held in vassalage from the Kingdom of León.-History:...

 from the family of Vímara Peres

Vímara Peres

Vímara Peres, Count of Portugal was a Galician Christian duke of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of Asturias, Léon and Galicia, Alfonso III, and was sent to reconquer and secure from the Moors , in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, the area from the Minho River to...

. The son of Count Mendo Nunes

Mendo Nunes

Mendo Nunes, sometimes Mendo III was a Count of Portugal from the family of Vímara Peres. He was the son of Nuno I Alvites and Ilduara Mendes. He died in combat in 1050 and was succeeded by his son Nuno Mendes....

, his desires for greater autonomy for Portugal led him to face King Garcia II of Galicia and claim the title of King of Portugal in 1070. In the January 18th 1071 he fought in the Battle of Pedroso

Battle of Pedroso

The Battle of Pedroso was fought in January, 1071 near present day Pedroso , Portugal.Forces under García II, the King of Galicia, defeated those under Nuno II Mendes, the last count of Portugal of the House of Vímara Peres. The battle resulted in the death of Nuno Mendes and Garcia II declaring...

, near the Monastery of Tibães, and his defeat and death led the winning Garcia II to call himself King of Galicia and Portugal. The County of Portugal was then subsumed into the crowns of Galicia and León until regranted by King Alfonso VI of León and Castile a quarter-century later.