Canada, Terra Nova View all

Canada, Portugal Claimed in 1499

Canada, Portugal Claimed in 1499

Based on the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Portuguese Crown, under the kings Manuel I, John III and Sebastian, also claimed territorial rights in North America(reached by John Cabot in 1497 and 1498). To that end,…

Ormuz View all

Persian–Portuguese war, 1507-1622

Persian–Portuguese war, 1507-1622

Persian–Portuguese war took place between 1507 and 1622 and involved the Portuguese Empire and its vassal, the Kingdom of Ormus, on one side, and the Safavid Empirewith the…

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India

Pulicat, The Portuguese established a trading post 1502

Pulicat, The Portuguese established a trading post 1502

Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) is a historic seashore town in “north of Chennai” in Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, South India.…

Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India

Postage stamps and postal history of Portuguese India

The postal history of Portuguese India goes back to the earlier days of the colony. The postal history begins with…

Portuguese Indian escudo

Portuguese Indian escudo

The escudo was the currency of Portuguese India between 1958 and 1961. It was divisible into 100 centavos and was…

Portuguese Indian rupia

Portuguese Indian rupia

The rupia was the currency of Portuguese India until 1958. Before 1871, the rupia was subdivided into 750 bazarucos, 600…

Tangasseri, India

Tangasseri, India

Tangasseri or Thangassery is a heavily populated beach area on the shores of the Arabian Sea in Kollam city, Kerala,…

St. Angelo Fort, in Kannur or Cannanore

St. Angelo Fort, in Kannur or Cannanore

St. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta), is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km…

Brazil Colonial Cities View all

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

A few years after the discovery of Brazil, an expedition led by Martim Afonso de Sousa arrived with his caravels…

São João del-Rei, in Brazil

São João del-Rei, in Brazil

São João del-Rei was founded in the 18th century and has a great number of buildings from that era, including…

Mariana, in Brazil

Mariana, in Brazil

The origin of the city dates back to the late seventeenth century, a time when pioneers came to the region…

Salvador, in Brazil

Salvador, in Brazil

Salvador, formerly São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos (“Holy Savior of the Bay of All Saints”) and known…

Brazil View all

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

Colônia do Santíssimo Sacramento, Founded in 1680 in Cisplatin, Today in Uruguai

A few years after the discovery of Brazil, an expedition led by Martim Afonso de Sousa arrived with his caravels to the Rio de la…

Rio de Janeiro, Capital of Portugal, The Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil

Portugal View all

Ribeira das Naus, The Navy Arsenal in Lisbon Downtown

Ribeira das Naus, The Navy Arsenal in Lisbon Downtown

The Navy Arsenal were the old maintenance facility and ship repair the Portuguese Navy located in Lisbon. They were deployed to the west of the…

Hanno, The Pope’s Elephant 1510

Ceuta, North of Africa View all

The Conquest of Ceuta, 22 August, 1415

The Conquest of Ceuta, 22 August, 1415

The Conquest of Ceuta (22 August, 1415) by the Portuguese had its roots in the earliest…

The First Empire, The Expansion and The Begining With Ceuta

Diu, India View all

The Portuguese Devastations in the Indian Ocean, Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD

The Portuguese Devastations in the Indian Ocean, Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD

The following text is from Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD – in www.historyofislam.com. “The discovery of America…

The Battle of Diu in 1509, The Battle That Changed the Global Trade Domain

Malacca, Malaysia View all

The Capture of Malacca in 1511

The Capture of Malacca in 1511

The Capture of Malacca in 1511 occurred when the Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque subdued the…

A Famosa Fortress, in Malacca

Bahrain View all

Fort of Bahrain, Portugal Fort – Qal’at al Portugal, in Bahrain

Fort of Bahrain, Portugal Fort – Qal’at al Portugal, in Bahrain

The Qal’at al-Bahrain, also known as the Bahrain Fort or Fort of Bahrain and previously as…