Portugal was a world power in the 15th-16th centuries but then declined due to losses of territory and economic threats. It lost its capital to an earthquake in 1755 and its largest colony, Brazil, declared independence in 1822. Between 1900-1950, two million Portuguese immigrated abroad. A revolution in 1910 dissolved the monarchy and a dictatorship emerged in 1926 until democracy was restored in 1974. Portugal is now a member of NATO and the EU.

1. Tysen Quaintance
10-22-11
History 140
Dr. Arguello

2. History of Portugal
•Portugal was considered a world
power between the 15th and 16th
century.
•Portugal’s economic base of spices
and slave trade became threatened
by the Dutch, English and French.
•Portugal military suffered
substantial losses in two battle: the
1578 battle of Alsace Oubir and the
1588 Spanish attempt at conquering
England.
•In 1755 Portugal
also lost it’s capital
to an Earthquake.

3. History of Portugal
• Portugal continued to
weaken, in 1822 it lost Brazil, it
largest colony.
• Between 1900 and the 1950’s
two million Portuguese
immigrated to America or
Europe.
•Revolution broke out and in
1910 the Monarchy was
dissolved.
•By 1926 a military
leader
immerges as a dictator.
•In 1974 a coup brought about
democracy and granting
independence to all African
colonies.
•Portugal is now a member of
NATO and the European Union.

4. Portuguese Empire
•The Portuguese Empire was
the longest lasting of the
modern European Empires,
starting in 1415 and lasting up
until 1999.
•The empire has now been
broken into 49 different
independent states.
•Portuguese explorers began
exploring the African coast
1419 and by 1500 had
discovered brazil.
•In 1571 a sting of Portuguese
outpost connected Lisbon to
Nagasaki along the coasts of
Africa, the Middle East and
Asia. This brought the
Portuguese tremendous
wealth.

5. Portuguese Empire
•From 1580 and 1640 the
Portuguese and Spanish
empires were in a
partnership.
•Portuguese outpost came
under attack by Spanish
rivals; the Dutch, English,
and French.
•With their small population
they were unable to protect
there vast outposts. The
Dutch cut off their trade lines
with the far East. Also, Brazil
later became independent in
1822.
•Following WWII Antonio
Salazar struggled to keep
hold of the Portuguese
African colonies. The last of
these Colonies were liberated
in 1974 with the overthrow of
the dictator.
•In 1999 Macau was given
back to China.

6. Colonial Brazil
•On April 22, 1500, Pedro
Álvares Cabral landed in Brazil
and Claimed the land in the
name of the king Manual the
first.
•From 1500 to 1530 very little
expeditions came to the new
land. When they did they
brought back brazilwood which
was used to make a dye used in
luxurious textiles..
•Initially the Portuguese
colonization of Brazil was
privatized. But in 1549 after 13
of 15 colonies failed the king
decided to send an expedition
that would establish a
centralized government. With
this expedition also came
Jesuits; which set up missions,
converted the indigenous to
Catholicism, and created peace
with them.

7. Colonial Brazil
•The peace did not last long.
From 1553-1557, war with the
natives consumed the colony.
The first Brazilian Bishop Pero
was killed and eaten by natives
in 1556 after being
shipwrecked. The third
governor restored order and
with the Jesuit pushed the
French out of Rio de Janerio.
•The trade of Brazilwas
restricted to Portugal. Initially
they used indigenous slaves but
later brought African slaves to
the colony to produce exports
of sugar, tobacco, and cotton.
.

8. Colonial Brazil
•In 1808 fleeing Napoleons
troops Prince Joao came to
Brazil and opened trade with
England leading to Brazil
becoming economically
independent of Portugal.
•When Prince Joao became
king and the royal family return
to Portugal in 1821; Prince
Pedro stayed behind to later be
the first king of Brazil in 1822.