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Jul 28, 2021 · By the time Portuguese Brazil was created, it had truly become the first global, inter-continental empire. In this collection of resources, we examine the process by which the empire was built and maintained, its key colonies, and its impact on local peoples, environments and trade networks.
On the eve of his death in 1557, the Portuguese empire spanned almost 1 billion acres (about 4 million square kilometers). During his reign, the Portuguese became the first Europeans to make contact with both China, under the Ming Dynasty , and Japan, during the Muromachi period (see Nanban trade ).
The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern European colonial empires. It spanned almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to Macau's return to China in 1999.
One of the most powerful of the European colonial empires, the Portuguese Empire was ruled by an absolute monarch. The empire included colonies in coastal Africa, India, Indonesia, China, the Middle East , and South America .
The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Império Português) was the first global empire in history. [1] [2] It spread from South America to Africa , India and South East Asia . It began with the Portuguese exploration of the world during the 15th century and it lasted longer than all the other modern European empires.
Sep 9, 2019 · Portugal's empire, which survived for more than six centuries, was the first of the great European global empires and outlasted all others as well, surviving until 1999. Its former possessions are now across 50 countries around the world.
The Portuguese Empire, also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal.
