State1139–1910
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom in the west of the Iberian Peninsula; in the 15th–16th centuries it was the first to open a sea route around Africa to India.
- Dates
- 1139 – 1910
- Events
- 34 events
- Regions
- Western and Central Europe, Africa, South Asia, Latin America, North America, Middle East and Egypt, Southeast Asia and Oceania, East Asia
- In the threads
- History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota, Age of Discovery and the New World, Asia and Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries, The world in the Age of Revolution, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
Events
- Battle of Aljubarrota14 August 1385 · Western and Central Europe
- Treaty of Windsor9 May 1386 · Western and Central Europe
- Portuguese conquest of Ceuta21 August 1415 · Africa
- Discovery and settlement of Madeirabetween 1418 and 1419 – 1425 · Africa
- Founding of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina)January 1482 · Africa
- Voyage of Bartolomeu Dias around the southern tip of Africabetween July and August 1487 – December 1488 · Africa
- Treaty of Tordesillas7 June 1494 · Western and Central Europe
- Expulsion and forced conversion of the Jews of Portugal5 December 1496 – October 1497 · Western and Central Europe
- Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut20 May 1498 · South Asia
- Vasco da Gama’s first voyage to India8 July 1497 – between August and September 1499 · Western and Central Europe
- Discovery of Brazil by Cabral’s expedition22 April 1500 · Latin America
- Voyages of the Corte-Real brothers to Newfoundland1500–1502 · North America
- Battle of Diu3 February 1509 · South Asia
- Portuguese conquest of Goa25 November 1510 · South Asia
- Portuguese conquest of Hormuz25 September 1507 – 1 April 1515 · Middle East and Egypt
- Capture of Malacca25 July – between 10 August and 24 August 1511 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Letters of Afonso I of Kongo on the slave trade1526 · Africa
- Ethiopian–Adal WarMarch 1529 – 21 February 1543 · Africa
- Portuguese on Tanegashima — the first Europeans in Japan1543 · East Asia
- Founding of Salvador and the Governorate General of Brazil29 March 1549 · Latin America
- Portuguese settle in Macau1557 · East Asia
- Battle of Alcácer Quibir4 August 1578 · Africa
- Cortes of Tomar: Philip II becomes King of PortugalApril 1581 · Western and Central Europe
- Dutch capture of Malacca3 August 1640 – 14 January 1641 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Restoration of Portuguese independence1 December 1640 · Western and Central Europe
- Insurrection of Pernambuco: the Dutch expelled from Brazil15 May 1645 – 26 January 1654 · Latin America
- Gold rush in Minas Geraisbetween 1692 and 1698 · Latin America
- Lisbon earthquake1 November 1755 · Western and Central Europe
- Transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil29 November 1807 – 8 March 1808 · Latin America
- Peninsular War2 May 1808 – 17 April 1814 · Western and Central Europe
- Liberal Revolution of 182024 August 1820 · Western and Central Europe
- Independence of Brazil7 September 1822 · Latin America
- British Ultimatum of 189011 January 1890 · Western and Central Europe
- 5 October 1910 revolution — Portugal becomes a republic5 October 1910 · Western and Central Europe
Often together with
Afonso de AlbuquerqueJohn I of PortugalJohn VI of PortugalManuel I of PortugalSpanish EmpireUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBartolomeu DiasCrown of CastileFerdinand MagellanFirst French EmpireHenry the NavigatorJohn II of Portugal