Evolution of the Portuguese Empire

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[edit] Territories of the Portuguese empire

Main article: Portuguese Empire
An anachronous map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999). Red - actual possessions; Pink - explorations, areas of influence and claims of sovereignty; Blue - main sea explorations,  routes and areas of inluence.
An anachronous map of the Portuguese Empire (1415-1999). Red - actual possessions; Pink - explorations, areas of influence and claims of sovereignty; Blue - main sea explorations, routes and areas of inluence.

[edit] In Africa

  • Angola/Portuguese West Africa - colony (1575-1589); crown colony (1589-1951); overseas province (1951-1971); state (1971-1975). Independence in 1975.
  • Arguin/Arguim - (1455-1633)
  • Accra (1557-1578)
  • Cabinda - protectorate (1883-1887); Congo district (1887-1921); intendancy subordinate to Maquela (1921-1922); dependency of Zaire district (1922-1930); Intendacy of Zaire and Cabinda (1930-1932); intendancy under Angola (1932-1934); dependency under Angola (1934-1945); restored as District (1946-1975). Controlled by Frente Nacional para a Libertação de Angola (National Liberation Front of Angola) as part of independent Angola in 1975. Declared Cabinda a Republic in 1975, but not recognized by Portugal nor Angola.
  • Cabo Verde/Cape Verde - settlements (1462-1495); dominion of crown colonies (1495-1587); crown colony (1587-1951); overseas province (1951-1974); autonomous republic (1974-1975). Independence in 1975.
  • Ceuta - possession (1415-1640). Became Spanish in 1640.
  • Elmina - possession (1482-1637)
  • Fernando Póo and Annobón - colonies (1474-1778). Ceded to Spain in 1778.
  • Portuguese Gold Coast - (1482-1642), ceded to Dutch Gold Coast in 1642
  • Guiné Portuguesa/Portuguese Guinea - colony (1879-1951); overseas province (1951-1974). Unilateral independence declared in 1973, recognized by Portugal in 1974.
    • Cacheu - captaincy (1640-1879). United with Bissau in 1879.
    • Bissau - settlement under Cacheu (1687-1696); captaincy (1696-1707); abandoned (1707-1753); separate colony under Cape Verde (1753-1879). United with Cacheu in 1879.
  • Madagascar - southern part (1496-1550)
  • Madeira - possession (1418-1420); colony (1420-1580); crown colony (1580-1834); autonomous district (1834-1976). Made an autonomous region in 1976.
  • Mascarene Islands - fortified post (1498-1540)
  • Malindi - occupation (1500-1630)
  • Mombassa - occupation (1593-1638); colony subordinate to Goa (1638-1698; 1728-1729). Under Omani sovereignty in 1729.
  • Morocco enclaves
    • Aguz/Souira Guedima (1506-1525)
    • Alcacer Ceguer/El Qsar es Seghir (1458-1550)
    • Arzila/Asilah (1471-1550; 1577-1589). Restored to Morocco in 1589.
    • Azamor/Azemmour (1513-1541). City restored to Morocco in 1541.
    • Mazagan/El Jadida (1485-1550); possession (1506-1769). Incorporation into Morocco in 1769.
    • Mogador/Essaouira (1506-1510)
    • Safim/Safi (1488-1541)
    • Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué/Agadir (1505-1541)
  • Mozambique/Portuguese East Africa) - possession (1498-1501); subordinate to Goa (1501-1569); captaincy-general (1569-1609); colony subordinate to Goa (1609-1752); colony (1752-1951); overseas province (1951-1971); state (1971-1974); local transitional administration (1974-1975). Independence in 1975.
  • Quíloa (1505-1512)
  • Saint Laurent Islands (Madagascar) - fortified post (1498-1540)
  • São João Baptista de Ajudá - fort subordinate to Brazil (1721-1730); subordinate to São Tomé e Príncipe (1865-1869). Annexed by Dahomey in 1961.
  • São Tomé e Príncipe - crown colony (1753-1951); overseas province (1951-1971); local administration (1971-1975). Independence in 1975.
    • São Tomé - Possession (1470-1485); colony (1485-1522); crown colony (1522-1641); administration under Dutch occupation (1641-1648). French occupation in 1648.
    • Príncipe - colony (1500-1573). United with São Tomé in 1573.
  • Tangier - possession (1471-1662). Ceded to England in 1662.
  • Zanzibar - possession (1503-1698). Became part of Oman in 1698.
  • Ziguinchor - possession (1645-1888). Ceded to France in 1888.

[edit] North Atlantic

[edit] In Central & South America

  • Barbados - Possession known as Os Barbados, discovered by Pedro Campos in 1536 being an exile post for Brazilian Jews. The only Caribbean possession the Portuguese held for eighty-four years until Portugal abandoned the island to continue exploring nearby Brazil.
  • Brazil - possession known as Ilha de Santa Cruz, later Terra de Vera Cruz (1500-1530); colony (1530- 1714); vice-kingdom (1714-1815); kingdom under United Kingdom of Portugal (1815-1822), independence in 1822.
  • Cisplatina (Uruguay) - occupation (1808-1822). Captaincy in 1817 (of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves). Adhered as a province of the new Empire of Brazil in 1822. Became independent 1827, changing its name to Uruguay.
  • French Guiana - occupation (1809-1817). Restored to France in 1817.
  • Nova Colônia do Sacramento - colony in present Uruguay (1680; 1683-1705; 1715-1777). Ceded to Spain in 1777.

[edit] In Asia & Oceania

  • Bahrain - possession (1521-1602)
  • Ceylon - colony (1597-1658). Dutch took control in 1656, Jaffna taken in 1658.
  • Flores Island - possession (16th-19th century)
  • Gamru/Bandar Abbas - possession (1506-1615)
  • Hormuz/Ormuz - possession subordinate to Goa (1515-1622). Incorporated into Persia in 1622.
  • Laccadive Islands (1498-1545)
  • Macau/Macao - settlement (1553-1557), leased territory subordinated to Goa (1557-1844); overseas province (1844-1883); combined overseas province with Timor-Leste under Goa (1883-1951); overseas province (1951-1976); Chinese territory under Portuguese administration (1976-1999). Returned to full sovereignty of People's Republic of China) as a special administrative region in 1999.
  • Makassar (1512-1665)
  • Malacca - settlement (1511-1641); lost to the Dutch
  • Maldives - possession (1518-1521, 1558-1573)
  • Moluccas
    • Amboina/Ambon - settlement (1576-1605)
    • Ternate - settlement (1522-1575)
    • Tidore - colony (1578-1605). Seized by Dutch in 1605.
  • Muscat - possession (1515-1650)
  • Índia Portuguesa/Portuguese India - overseas province (1946-1962). Taken over by India in 1962 and recognised by Portugal in 1974.
  • Socotra - possession (1506-1511). Became part of Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra
  • Timor-Leste (East-Timor) - colony subordinate to Portuguese India (1642-1844); subordinate to Macau (1844-1896); separate colony (1896-1951); overseas territory (1951-1975); republic and unilateral independence proclaimed, annexed by Indonesia (1975-1999, UN recognition as Portuguese territory). UN administration from 1999 until independence in 2002.