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Political Geography: Portuguese Colonies

Read the name of the colony and then identify the present-day sovereign state(s) that contain its territory.

The first letter of each answer is given in the column preceding the answer.

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The end date of the colonial territory is not necessarily the same year the colony became independent or lost territory to the sovereign state that is the answer.
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Colonial Territory
 
Present-day
Sovereign State
Malaca Portuguesa (Portuguese Malacca) (1511-1641)
M
Malaysia
Capitania Real (Royal Captaincy) do Rio de Janeiro (1567-1821)
B
Brazil
Ribeira Grande / Cidade Velha (1462-?)
C
Cape Verde
Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (1505-1541)
M
Morocco (Agadir)
Saõ Felipe de Benguela (1671-?)
A
Angola
Capitania (Captaincy) de São José do Rio Negro (1755-1821)
B
Brazil
Capitania (Captaincy) de Sofala (1505-1752)
M
Mozambique
Província Portuguesa de Guiné (Portuguese Guinea) (1588-1974)
G
Guinea-Bissau
Capitania (Captaincy) de Pernambuco (1575-1817)
B
Brazil
Capitania (Captaincy) da Paraíba(1574-1822)
B
Brazil
Vila (Villa) de Saõ Jorge dos Ilhéus (1534-?)
B
Brazil
Estado (State) do Grão-Pará e Rio Negro (1772-1775)
B
Brazil
Capitania (Captaincy) de São Vicente (1534-1681)
B
Brazil
Safi (1488-1541)
M
Morocco (Asfi)
Comorão / Combrú (1514-1614)
I
Iran (Bandar-e ‘Abbās)
Costa do Ouro (Portuguese Gold Coast) (1482-1642, 1680-1682)
G
Ghana
Capitania (Captaincy) de Itanhaém (1624-1753)
B
Brazil
Capitania (Captaincy) do Grão-Pará (1534-1821)
B
Brazil
Colonial Territory
 
Present-day
Sovereign State
Capitania-Geral (Captaincy-General) de Moçambique, Sofala e Rios de Sena (1752-1836)
M
Mozambique
Província Cisplatina (1815-1828)
U
Uruguay
Mascate (Muscat) (1507-1552)
O
Oman
Goa (1510-1961)
I
India
Capitania Real (Royal Captaincy) do Espírito Santo (1534-1821)
B
Brazil
Ilha (Island) do Príncipe (1502-?)
S
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saõ Paulo de Loanda (1575-?)
A
Angola
Capitania (Captaincy) de Santa Catarina (1738-1821)
B
Brazil
Província de Macao (1897-1976)
C
China
Estado (State) do Maranhão e Piauí (1772-1775)
B
Brazil
Capitania Real (Royal Captaincy) de São Paulo (1720-1821)
B
Brazil
Manama (1521-1602)
B
Bahrain
Portuguese West Africa (1575-1951)
A
Angola
Timor Português (Portuguese Timor) (1702-1942, 1945-1975)
E
East Timor
Donatária Nova Lusitânia (1535-1575)
B
Brazil
Tânger (1471-16??)
M
Morocco (Tangier)
Ilha (Island) de São Tomé (1493-?)
S
São Tomé and Príncipe
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