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1434
Sailed the Bojador cape
Portuguese navigators, the leader being gil eanes were able to reach the cape bojador, after there being 15 failed attempts.many believed that the world ended a little beyond morocco. Discovering africa's coast was very surprising news for all of Europe, Medieval myths and believes were at an end and proven incorrect.starting a new era for europeans. There were no more reasons to not sail. -
1446
discovery of guinea Bissau
What we know today of guinea history is the perspective of the europeans, the guinea coast can also be known as the slave coast. This name being given after the arrival of the portuguese. Using the people of this nation as slaves, their tasks being to grow cotton and indigo in the uninhabited land in cape verde after these portuguese discovered the land in 1456. -
1446
Discovery of Guinea Bissau
Later the slaves from guinea bissau were also being sold by the portuguese to europeans and later on to brazilians in the 16th century. They later claim this region when the european scramble for africa begins in the 1800s. -
1456
discovery of cape verde
when they first arrived the islands were deserted and unpopulated. Due to their soil being being good for growing crops(fertile) the portuguese then came back 6 years after to settle in 1462.A gateway between west africa,europe and soon to be ‘discovered" americas,Cape Verde was a stopping point for navigators following Atlantic and Indian Ocean routes. -
1456
the discovery of cape verde
then becoming a slave trade center, slaves from many West African societies were taken to Cape Verde to work on sugar and cotton plantations to produce goods for African trade. a gateway between west africa,europe and the soon to be ‘discovered’ americas,Cape Verde offered a stopping point for navigators following Atlantic and Indian Ocean routes. -
1469
sao tome and principe discovery
It was first discovered by the portuguese in between 1469-1472. Then first settlement in sao tome was in 1493. The power and enslavement of the portuguese over the natives the islands became africa’s biggest exporters of sugar. Becoming an economic interest to the portuguese. And by 1908 the islands of sao tome had become africa’s biggest producer of cocoa -
1491
Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first to cross the cape of good hope
While traveling through the southernmost parts of Africa, Bartolomeu dias had found terrible weather conditions, on the dangerous journey what we know now as the cape of good hope was “discovered” . great discovery which became the starting point of many great explorations and our day and age following travels to the east. -
1491
Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first to cross the cape of good hope
At the end of the 13th century the east(east asia) was told to be a land swarming with Gold. This say had become a big interest to western kings.ottoman turks being the ones who had main control of the main travel route from the west to the east were extorting the portuguese sailors. There were other obstacles such as weather,pirate attacks and war. -
1491
Bartolomeu Dias becomes the first to cross the cape of good hope
Due to these obstacles traveling from the west to east became difficult to travel in seek for gold,these restrictions caused the king in portugal in the 15th century to launch the search for a new route to the east to then find goods such as gold and spices which in that time were seen as a possible root of income. -
1498
Vasco Da Gama first arrival in Mozambique through journey to India
On their journey they landed in the quelimane river which they then stayed for a month as they got sick with scurvy and their ships needed to be repaired. They later on land in the island of mozambique and are welcomed by the inhabitants who thought that the portuguese shared the same religion as them (Islam), he then discovered that they trade with Arab merchants which had reached with four vessels of gold,jewels,silver and spices . -
1498
Vasco Da Gama first arrival in Mozambique
the sultan of mozambique then offers two pilots to vasco da gama and his crew, after hearing of the sultans offers of trade their gifts in return were not qualified or valuable.The then obtains the offer after discovering that the portuguese were indeed christians.This shows how the portuguese had greatly underestimated the great trades that were being done in other parts of the world. -
1500
Diogo dias discovers Madagascar
European connection in madagascar primarily started when the portuguese explorer diogo dias first set foot in malagasy soil, due to separation from the other ship bounds sailing to india. After this ‘discovery’ the french then set trade posts in madagascar later on colonizing them while the portuguese used malagasy people to enrich themselves by providing slaves from madagascar to europeans. -
1500
Pedro alvares Cabral discorreres Brazil
The portuguese first landed in brazil in their journey to india lead by pedro alvares cabral. They were soon to discover the “pau do brasil” a brazilian wood tree which they used to create and make red dye.at first the portuguese were more interested in a a profitable trade and enriching themselves rather than conquering or developing the country.this interest soon changed as the want for plantation increased and so did the demand for laborers. -
1500
Pedro alvares Cabral discorreres Brazil
the portuguese tried to enslave the indians but as they were not used to working in the field for long hours and they were getting sick with new European diseases many native americans either fled in land or died.due to this importation of african slaves to work in brazil started. After the discovery many nationalities were then to be seen brazil commonly having mixed wedding and mating,creating the diverse population that we now find in Brazil. -
1576
Portuguese settle in Angola
The angolan representatives tried to negotiate and compromise with how they would live together but instead of a peaceful negotiation taking place the people were enslaved. -
1576
the Portuguese settle in Angola
they first go to angola some time in the 15th century in search for valuable goods such as gold.they come to find that in this region the slaves would be more valuable than the gold that could be found, involving angola into the portuguese slave trade. The portuguese later establish themselves in angola, more than 100 Portuguese families and 400 soldiers set foot in Angola in look for a home. -
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Decolonization of Portuguese Africa
after fighting for long the PAIGC declared a one party independence,in 1973.later on in 1974 they both agreed over ceasefire and negotiated over the independence. Mozambique and portugal both engaged in a war for independence,frelimo now having control over most parts of the country the portuguese later ended its engagement in this war,signing the lusaka agreement in september 7th,1974. -
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Decolonization of Portuguese Africa
The angolans then had a separation having the parliaments :FNLA, UNITA, and MPLA.making the war for independence hard as the angolan people were dividing themselves in search for power over the country. Seeing how it would not benefit them in that moment.they come to an agreement between each. Reaching their goal of independence in 11th of december 1975. -
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Decolonization of Portuguese Africa
The Portuguese african Empire came to an end in the mid 1970’s,ten years after similar european afro-empires were destroyed. They had a long conflict with their colonies,Mozambique,Angola and Guinea(1961-1974). Guinea started a new uprising started by the PAIGC,mozambique having started FRELIMO getting international attention by publicizing their liberated ideas through their time’s modern media.the pressure intensified for the portuguese to remove themselves from power over these countries.
