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Vasco de Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope (1497)

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Vasco de Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope (1497)

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Hormuz Island and establishes Portuguese Colony (1507)

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Hormuz Island and establishes Portuguese Colony (1507)

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The Portuguese first settled on Timor in 1520, and the Spanish arrived in 1522. The Dutch took possession of the western portion of the island in 1613. The British governed the island in 1812–15.

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa (1510) on the Eastern coast of India

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa (1510) on the Eastern coast of India

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Malacca (1511)

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Alfonso de Albuquerque conquers Malacca (1511)

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In July 1511, Alfonso, the governor of Portuguese India, led a military expedition to conquer the strategic port city of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula with a force of approximately 1,200 men and 17 or 18 ships

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Magellan expedition sails around the world (1519)

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Magellan expedition sails around the world (1519)

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Magellan set sale from Spain for 3 years in search of spice. This Voyage ended up being the first circumnavigation of the globe in history.

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Goa becomes capital of Estado da India (1530)

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Goa becomes capital of Estado da India (1530)

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Goa is located in the West coast of the Indian subcontinent, between Mumbai and Cochin. It was occupied by the Portuguese in 1510 and in 1530 it became the capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia.

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The first contact between Japan and Portugal occurred in 1543 when three Portuguese merchants landed on Tanegashima Island at the southern tip of the Japanese Archipelago after their boat was blown off course.

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Presence of over 400 years, Portuguese came as early as 1516 to begin trading

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Portuguese granted control of Nagasaki (1571)

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Portuguese granted control of Nagasaki (1571)

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the port was handed over to the Jesuit Gaspar Vilela who was selected thanks to persuasion by a vassal of Sumitada’s. The handover occurred c. 1571, but the formal deed was not signed until 1580.

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The Anglo-Persian fleet then sailed to Hormuz and the Persians disembarked to capture the town. The English bombarded the castle and sank the Portuguese fleet present. After some resistance, the Portuguese surrendered Ormuz on 4 May 1622

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Portuguese expelled from Nagasaki (1639)

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Portuguese expelled from Nagasaki (1639)

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All Portuguese expelled from Nagasaki, when Japan grew suspicious of the spread of Christianity.

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The Dutch seize control of Malacca (1641)

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After gaining control of Colombo, the Dutch dominated trade in the region, focusing on cinnamon and other valuable resources, which were previously controlled by the Portuguese.

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Goa was annexed by the Indian army after 451 years of Portuguese rule

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Portugal began a process of decolonization that led to he withdrawal of its administrative and military personnel from Portuguese Timor

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Portuguese hand Macau over to China (1999)

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Portuguese hand Macau over to China (1999)

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Over 400 years of Portuguese rule