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Portuguese Macau. Coordinates: 22°10′N113°33′E22.167°N 113.550°E. Macau (officially the Province of Macau from 1897 to 1976 and later the Autonomous Region[citation needed] of Macau from 1976 to 1999) was a Portuguese colony from the establishment of the first official Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1557 to its handover to China in 1999.
Jun 21, 2021 · Macao (Macau) is located on a peninsula in the estuary of the Pearl River delta in southeast China and it was a Portuguese colonial settlement from c. 1557 until 1999. Macao was a major trade hub of the Portuguese Empire and with its unique access to the Chinese market, was able to supply the Chinese with silver , pepper , and sandalwood.
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- Largo Do Senado. Once the heart of Portuguese power in the city, Largo do Senado, or The Square of the Senate, is covered in decorative mosaic cobbles and banked by grand buildings covered in shades of pink and yellow.
- Leal Senado. The centerpiece of the square (and the city), is the Leal Senado, a white washed building with wooden, green windows, wrought iron balconies and flowers hung across its façade.
- The Holy House of Mercy. The whitewashed, neoclassical building on the east hand side of the square is The Holy House of Mercy, a charitable, church organization since its inception in the 16th century.
- St Dominic's Church. Perched at the north, western end of the Largo do Senado, on Largo de Santo Domingos, St Dominic’s Church is a graceful, pastel yellow building with tall, green, wooden shuttered doors and windows that are flung open during services.
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Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal by the Ming dynasty as a trading post in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking.
After the Portuguese were allowed to permanently settle in Macau, both Chinese and Portuguese merchants flocked to Macau, although the Portuguese were never numerous (numbering just 900 in 1583 and 1200 out of 26,000 in 1640).
Feb 10, 2019 · Learn how Portugal acquired and maintained Macau, a port city and islands in southern China, from 1557 to 1999. Explore the challenges, conflicts, and agreements that shaped the Portuguese rule over Macau.
Jun 21, 2015 · Learn about the Portuguese colonial rule in Macau, the first and last European colony in China, from 1557 to 1999. Discover the origins, challenges and achievements of the Portuguese traders, settlers and administrators in Macau.
