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Portuguese Empire

Portuguese Empire

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Sep 20, 20261 min read

Portuguese Empire

The overseas colonial and commercial empire established and maintained by Portugal from the 15th century onward, which pioneered European maritime expansion, transoceanic trade routes, and the Atlantic slave trade.

Claims that use this term

  • Italian capitalist networks enabled the Portuguese Empire and its slave trade
  • Italian merchant capital was indispensable to the birth of the Portuguese Empire

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