Why was Portugal the first and last European overseas colonial power? Use evidence in responding to the question.

Running Head : Portugal , First and the Last Colonial Power

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Portugal is one of the many European nations that colonized different parts of the world . Its colonies spread from Asia , Africa and Latin America . Colonization has been defined as domination of a territory by a foreign power where the dominating power subjects the subordinate nation to exploitation , denial of freedom and direct ruling . Colonizing power usually impose their policies and control of most aspects of the local people . Portuguese domination of the foreign nation

can be traced way back after the end of the Portuguese recapturing period in the twelfth century . During this time they started moving to the other parts of the world , this is overseas expansion . In 1415 this European power conquered port of Cueta in the Northern part of Africa . In the subsequent years Portuguese continued moving along the coasts of Africa where they established forts , seaports , and trade posts (Cook , S 1997

There are several reasons why Portugal became the first nation to colonize , firstly the nation has been described as the one which kicked off the age of discovery ,this was way back in the 1400s .Portuguesese were the first to explore and sail through the Atlantic ocean , this enabled them to discover so many islands which they came to colonize This discovery was propelled by the mobility of the citizens of this country . The information they gathered from these expeditions was very vital as far as conquering other parts of...