What did the Portuguese empire control?

In the 1500s, Portugal colonized the present-day west African country of Guinea-Bissau and the two southern African countries of Angola and Mozambique. The Portuguese captured and enslaved many people from these countries and sent them to the New World. Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau gained independence in 1975.

How were the Spanish and Portuguese empires different?

I think the difference between the Spanish and the Portuguese empires was that Portugal’s strength was its navy while Spain’s strength was its army. Spain did not have a good navy compared to Portugal’s.

What type of empire did the Portuguese establish?

Portuguese Empire

Why was the Portuguese Empire important?

The Portuguese Empire (16th – 17th centuries) At the beginning of the 16th century, thanks to their superior navigational skills, Portugal was able to create the largest commercial and maritime empire the world had ever seen. It extended from South America to the Far East, and along the coastlines of Africa and India.

How did the Spanish and the Portuguese establish their empires in the Americas so quickly?

How did the Spanish and the Portuguese establish their empires in the Americas so quickly? The Spanish exploited both the resentment of the Aztec subject peoples and the chaotic royal succession of the Inca. The mass Amerindian deaths preceded the large-scale movement of Europeans and Africans to the Americas.

How did Portugal build their empire?

Portugal’s colonial empire was the first established by a European power. It began in the fifteenth century when Portuguese kings sought trade routes to and from the East Indies. In 711 the Moors—Muslims from North Africa—conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula (the territory now occupied by Portugal and Spain).

What happened to the Portuguese empire?

Fall. The Portuguese Empire, like the British, French and German empires, was fatally damaged by the two world wars fought in the 20th century. These European powers were pressured by the Soviet Union and the United States and by independence movements inside the colonial territories.

How do the Portuguese interact with the native populations in South America?

Relations between the natives and the Portuguese were initially cooperative. However, the donatory system displaced tribes, and the rise of sugarcane plantations led to efforts to enslave native peoples. The result was armed conflict between Portuguese settlers and natives.