[DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Imprio Portugus), also known as the 
Portuguese ... With its smaller population, Portugal was unable to effectively 
defend its .... slaves in Madeira reached 10% of the total population by the 16th 
century. .... a permit to build the fort Immanuel (Fort Kochi) and a trading post that 
were the... [DOC] [TLE] Portuguese discoveries - Wikipedia [PAR] Portuguese discoveries (Portuguese: Descobrimentos portugueses) are the 
numerous territories and maritime routes discovered by the Portuguese as a 
result of their intensive maritime exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries. 
.... Gomes established his own trading post there, which became known as A 
Mina ("The... [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE [PAR] Since the fall of Rome, there has been no empire based in Europe which extends 
... This situation changes abruptly in the 16th century, when Spain and Portugal ... 
The Iberian peninsula is well poised at the time for this leap into the ... The 
profitable trade in eastern spices is cornered by the Portuguese in the 16th 
century to... [DOC] [TLE] history of Portugal | Britannica.com [PAR] The Dutch captured the Portuguese fort in 1605, took over the spice trade, and ... 
which became the first European settlement in the highlands, was built there in 
1764. ... The beginning of the 16th century witnessed Portuguese penetration of 
the .... sultanate under the protection of the Dutch rulers of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 
and,... [DOC] [TLE] A Taste of Paradise: Cinnamon | University of Minnesota Libraries ... [PAR] In addition to the aforementioned spices, the capture of the cinnamon trade was 
... Portuguese traders arrived at Ceylon toward the end of the fifteenth century. ... 
In 1518, the Portuguese built a fort on the island, which permanently changed the 
trade of ... In order to protect their monopoly and to meet European demand for... [DOC] [TLE] PORTUGUESE TRADE EMPIRE IN ASIA | Facts and Details [PAR] In the 15th century, Portuguese navigators started Europe's colonization of Asia. 
The Portuguese trading empire established itself in Asia with the seizure of Goa 
in ... from his second voyage the Portuguese set about building their empire in 
India. ... Merle Severy wrote in National Geographic: "After the discovers became
... [DOC] [TLE] Galle | Fort | History | Sri Lanka - Seelanka [PAR] History of the Galle Fort - Sri Lanka Galle Fort, Sri Lanka ... times when ships from 
East and West arrived at its well-protected harbor for trade. ... Galle with its well-
protected natural harbor was a trading city since ancient time. ... At the dawn of 
the sixteenth century, to the western mind the Orient was still the great unknown. [DOC] [TLE] History 266: World History from the Renaissance to Imperialism ... [PAR] Lecture 3: Fifteenth Century Europe: Social and Economic Changes .... their 
education and interested in expanding their trade, were responsible for inventing 
.... C. The Renaissance Moves Northward: By the middle of the 16th century, Italy 
... idea that strong national governments could better protect trade and profit than 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Empire | Oxbridge Notes the United Kingdom [PAR] The Portuguese declared that all trade in spices was to be conducted by ... of the 
sixteenth century, they came close to achieving these aims Around 1515, the 
spice ... that the Portuguese were soon intricately linked into the country trade of 
Asia; ... with the Indian Ocean trading system, the Portuguese soon realised that 
their... [DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Empire - ghanagrio.com [PAR] Dec 18, 2009 ... 16th century map of the African west coast, Gulf of Guinea and "A mina" (the ... 
order to ensure the protection of this trade, which was held again as a royal 
monopoly. ... coat of arms marking their claims, and built forts and trading posts. 
... Loureno de Almeida arrived in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka), where he... [DOC] [TLE] Dutch Empire/Print Version - Wikibooks, open books for an open world [PAR] During the 16th century, Protestantism rapidly gained ground in the Dutch 
Provinces. ... In an effort to build a stable

Question: Traders from this Iberian nation arrived in Colombo in the 16th c. & built a fort to protect their spice trade
Answer: Portugal