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The first king of Portugal was Alfonzo Henriques
Augustus was not the ruler of a country. He was the ruler of an empire: the Roman Empire.
The Portuguese Empire was the longest colonial European empire, with its inception dating back to its capture of Cueta in North Africa in 1415 CE. With its European borders safe from attack, Portugal was free to expand and explore other regions. It became the first European nation to explore and establish colonies in west Africa.
The first empire in Mesopotamia
Portugal was the first nation to both start and end their slave trading.
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Spain
The Portuguese were the first to have a global empire because they were the first to take advantage of building a large navy to facilitate trade and military control. However, their empire was short lived because the Spanish out competed them.
france and the portugal
The Roman Empire created a trade system with India. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Portugal was the first European country to make a settlement in India.
The first king of Portugal was Alfonzo Henriques
Augustus was not the ruler of a country. He was the ruler of an empire: the Roman Empire.
The Economy of Portugal is a high income mixed economy. The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009 edition placed Portugal in the 43rd position out of 134 countries and territories.Most imports come from the European Union countries of Spain, Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Most exports also go to other European Union member states. Portugal's central bank is the Banco de Portugal, which is part of the European System of Central Banks. The major stock exchange is the Euronext Lisbon which is part of the NYSE Euronext, the first global stock exchange.
The Portuguese Empire was the longest colonial European empire, with its inception dating back to its capture of Cueta in North Africa in 1415 CE. With its European borders safe from attack, Portugal was free to expand and explore other regions. It became the first European nation to explore and establish colonies in west Africa.
Henry the Navigator was a prince of Portugal who promoted seafaring and established a school for sailors which allowed Portual to become the first European nation to strike out to sea. Unfortunately, Portugal was unable to maintain its overseas empire which was later captured by the Dutch.
Portugal. But the first explorers were the Chinese.
Portuguese traders first settled in Macau, also known as Macao, in the 1550's. It is located in China and was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as trading port in 1557.