Realm · 1564–1910
Portuguese Colonies
Portuguese Colonies appears on the map from 1564 to 1910. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1640, it covered about 101,956 km².
One of the realms of Portuguese Empire. Portugal, a small Atlantic kingdom, began Europe's age of overseas empire when it captured Ceuta in Morocco in 1415. Encouraged by Prince Henry the Navigator, its sailors crept down the African coast until Vasco da Gama reached India in 1498.
See Portuguese Colonies on the map in 1640
- On the map
- 1564–1910
- Greatest extent
- 1640, about 101,956 km²
- Part of
- Portuguese Empire
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Portuguese Empire · Wikidata Q200464
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1564–1571 | 38,245 km² |
| 1572–1581 | 38,303 km² |
| 1582–1599 | 1,217 km² |
| 1600–1635 | 1,134 km² |
| 1636–1639 | 1,134 km² |
| 1640–1647 | 101,956 km² |
| 1648–1652 | 71,930 km² |
| 1653–1661 | 71,847 km² |
| 1662–1669 | 31,296 km² |
| 1670–1672 | 27,395 km² |
| 1673–1676 | 27,313 km² |
| 1677–1682 | 27,117 km² |
| 1683–1686 | 27,186 km² |
| 1687–1699 | 27,199 km² |
| 1700–1705 | 27,171 km² |
| 1706–1717 | 75,220 km² |
| 1718–1720 | 27,299 km² |
| 1721–1756 | 27,214 km² |
| 1757–1791 | 26,965 km² |
| 1792–1798 | 27,021 km² |
| 1799 | 26,965 km² |
| 1800–1802 | 26,879 km² |
| 1803–1804 | 27,020 km² |
| 1805–1808 | 26,934 km² |
| 1809–1819 | 27,020 km² |
| 1820–1823 | 27,076 km² |
| 1824–1845 | 27,076 km² |
| 1846–1858 | 26,991 km² |
| 1859–1894 | 24,277 km² |
| 1895–1897 | 24,363 km² |
| 1898–1907 | 24,277 km² |
| 1908–1910 | 24,277 km² |
Related
- Portuguese Empire empire