Portuguese Empire

Channing Shattuck

Sertanista Europeans tried to settle here for the gold

in the hills of Goais. Constant struggles between the settlers

and the native Caiapo. Governor Luis da Cunha Menezes manages

to make peace with the natives through trade and company.

Antonio de Gouveia Born in 1528 and dies during the 16th

century An Azorean priest who was notorious for his

scandalous nature. Practitioner of medicine which went against

the Church Studied all kinds of sciences and said that

his education lead him to the supernatural Used this fame to scare natives into

surrender

Catarina de Monte Sinay

Born in 1680 and dies in the end of the 17 century

She becomes a nun to imitate her idol, Madre Victoria da Encarnacao

Owned her own business and was known for having strong knowledge in business and finance.

Portugal Empire

Portugal dates back as a world power from the 15th to the 16th century.

As Portugal lost its trade monopoly, so did it lose power to English, France, and the Dutch.

It is one of the longest lived European Empire, and the first as a global, colonial empire.

Empire History Portuguese empire known as the

Overseas Empire or the Colonial Empire.

Control spanned from Africa to Brazil. The outposts and colonies provided

much wealth to the empire. Empire ended in a string of

independence declarations across the colonies.

Gold Portugal had a strong fascination for

gathering gold. Most gold collecting in the colonies

was done by slaves. Gold had to be sent back to the

Portuguese government as a tribute. Portuguese settlers would fight off

natives just to keep their establishments for gold.