| 1488 |
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Portuguese Bartholomeu Dias first to round Cape of Good Hope |
| 1498 |
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Portuguese Vasco de Gama reaches India by sea |
| 1500 |
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Pedro Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal |
| 1510 |
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Portuguese trading empire established at Goa, India |
| 1522 |
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Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan's expedition for Spain first to circumnavigate globe |
| 1551 |
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Portuguese monopolize trade with China from Malacca |
| 1580 |
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Philip II of Spain annexes Portugal and its dependencies |
| 1640 |
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Portugal establishes independence from Spain again |
| 1910 |
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Portuguese monarchy abolished in favour of republic |
