[DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Empire - Wikipedia [PAR] The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Imprio Portugus), also known as the 
Portuguese Overseas (Ultramar Portugus), was the first global empire in world 
history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial 
empires ... As the King of Spain was also King of Portugal, Portuguese colonies 
became... [DOC] [TLE] Portuguese Macau - Wikipedia [PAR] Portuguese Macau was the period of Macau as a Portuguese colony and later, 
an overseas province under Portuguese administration from 1557 to 1999. 
Macau was both the first and last European colony in China. ... Chinese authority 
and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese 
empire. [DOC] [TLE] Western imperialism in Asia - Wikipedia [PAR] Western imperialism in Asia as presented in this article pertains to Western 
European entry into ... Dutch forces first established independent bases in the 
East (most .... In 1557, China decided to lease Macau to the Portuguese as a 
place where .... As Cape Colony attracted increasing Dutch and European 
settlement, the... [DOC] [TLE] History of Macau - Wikipedia [PAR] Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of 
China. Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire in 1557. ... China. 
Macau was the last extant European territory in continental (on-shore) Asia. ..... 
Melo Egidio became the first governor of Macau to pay an official visit to Beijing. 
The visit... [DOC] [TLE] Macao: The Portuguese Colonial Empire Comes to An End [PAR] On December 20, 1999, Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast 
overseas empire. ... settlement in Asia, reverted to China after 442 years of 
Portuguese rule. ... Strait of Gibraltar became the first permanent European 
settlement in ... coast of India became Portugal's most important outpost in the 
East. ... Macao (1557). [DOC] [TLE] My New Life in Asia: A History of Macau [PAR] Apr 7, 2013 ... The Portuguese occupied Macau in 1557 and governed it until 1999. ... But 
despite being the oldest European colony in China, Macau was in many ... 
Macau was a small, sluggish outpost of an empire - the Portuguese - that had ... 
which became the first European colony in China and the last to be returned... [DOC] [TLE] history of Portugal | Britannica.com [PAR] A permanent presidio, which became the first European settlement in the ... (a 
Kongo territory) and create the Portuguese colony that became Angola. .... Four 
years later Portuguese paying tribute to China settled in Macau, which became 
the ..... which he had long before selected as his final refuge, in early February 
1557. [DOC] [TLE] Macao: A Colonial Heritage - dr howard m. scott [PAR] The Portuguese were the first Europeans to settle the China coast and ... center 
of Macao became increasingly independent and by 1557 the Portuguese were .... 
Macao became an outpost of gambling and prostitution run by Chinese gangs. [DOC] [TLE] LGOL27 : History of Tea : Portugal [PAR] Jul 27, 2003 ... The Europeans knew the origin of the spices reaching Alexandria ... Macau did 
not develop as a major settlement until the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century
. The famous seafarers, the Portuguese, first set foot on Chinese soil in ... trading 
outposts in India and Malacca. n 1557, the Chinese agreed to a... [DOC] [TLE] Imperialism in Asia : dfinition de Imperialism in Asia et synonymes ... [PAR] European Imperialism in Asia traces its roots back to the late 15th century with a 
.... By 1557, the Portuguese gained a permanent base in China at Macau, which 
... Dutch East India Company colonies or outposts were later established in Atjeh 
..... Taiwan, ceded by Qing Dynasty China, became the first Japanese colony. [DOC] [TLE] Rise & Fall of the Canton Trade System l - MIT OpenCourseWare [PAR] In Western eyes, the Canton trade system became the source of a romanticized 
image .... The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive, looking for a 
maritime route to China. They negotiated a contract to settle and trade at Macau 
in 1557. Portugese Carracks ... In 1711, it

Question: In 1557 it became a Portuguese outpost, the first European settlement in China
Answer: Macau