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Pages in category "Former Portuguese colonies" The following 145 pages are in this category, out of 145 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Eight of the former colonies of Portugal have Portuguese as their official language. Together with Portugal, they are now members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , which when combined total 10,742,000 km 2 , or 7.2% of the Earth's landmass (148 939 063 km 2 ). [ 221 ]
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: ... France (90), Portugal (52), Spain ...
Portuguese presence in Africa started in 1415 with the conquest of Ceuta and is generally viewed as ending in 1975, with the independence of its later colonies, although the present autonomous region of Madeira is located in the African Plate, some 650 km (360 mi) off the North African coast, Madeira belongs and has always belonged ethnically, culturally, economically and politically to Europe ...
From 1534 to 1536, 15 Captaincy colonies were created in Portuguese America. The captaincies were autonomous, and mostly private, colonies of the Portuguese Empire, each owned and run by a Captain-major. In 1549, due to their failure and limited success, the Captaincy Colonies of Brazil were united into the Governorate General of Brazil. The ...
Former Portuguese colonies (22 C, 145 P) F. Portuguese fortifications (2 C, 2 P) H. History of the Portuguese Empire (7 C, 4 P) M. Maritime history of Portugal (9 C ...
Following the expulsion of the Portuguese colonizers, Sultanate of Oman was the preeminent power in the western Indian Ocean during the 17th century. [ 2 ] Swahili coast
Pages in category "Portuguese colonization of the Americas" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .