Portuguese Empire

Portugal part of Hispania ruled by Rome from 218 BC to 409 AD and fell to the Visigoths from 409 AD to 711 AD. It fell to the Moors from 711 AD to 868 AD when the Kingdom of Portugal was established.

In 1415, Portugal established its Empire with land acquisition in South America in Brazil and settlements in Africa and Asia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Portugal#Romanization

The Portuguese Empire was the first global empire in history, as well as the longest-lived modern European colonial empires.

The empire began with the capture of Ceuta in 1415 and ended in 1999 with the handover of Macau. The empire's most valuable colony, Brazil, won its independence in 1822. Following a war in 1974 to overthrow the regime, the empire's government recognized the independence of all its colonies, except for Macau. Macau was returned to China in 1999.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-10-greatest-empires-in-history-2011-9#2-the-mongol-empire-was-the-largest-contiguous-empire-the-world-has-ever-seen-9

The Portuguese tracked with the Spanish in South America, but were slow to expand beyond Brazil.

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