Portuguese Empire

History's first global maritime empire, from Brazil to Goa to Macau, and the longest-lived.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1415 – 1999

region

Global / Iberia

Core Principles & Analysis

• Ceuta's capture in 1415 opened the European overseas age.
• Vasco da Gama's route to India made Lisbon a spice-trading capital.
• Macau's handover in 1999 closed the longest-lived colonial empire.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Portuguese Empire