Macau Under Portugal

Macau under portugal Until 1999 macao was one of portugal s last surviving colonies.

Macau under portugal. Until 20 april 1844 macau was under the jurisdiction of portugal s indian colonies the so called estado português da india portuguese state of india but after this date it along with east timor was accorded recognition by lisbon but not by beijing as an overseas province of portugal. The portuguese had jurisdiction over the portuguese community and certain aspects of the territory s administration but had no real sovereignty. Portugal was the first in last out of the european powers in china and much of the world.

Macau s history under portugal can be broadly divided into three distinct political periods. It was from macao that portuguese priests made their first journeys into asia to convert. Macau の広東語音訳として馬交 広東語 ma5gaau1 マーガーウ と言う表記が用いられることもある ポルトガル領時代の正式名称は cidade do nome de deus de macau não há outra mais leal 最も忠貞なる主の名の街 マカオ の意味 であった.

During the final period of colonial administration prior to the handover to china portugal retained only limited numbers of military personnel in macau for liasion and support purposes. Following a military coup in portugal in 1974 the government allotted more administrative autonomy and economic independence to the territory. In 1951 portugal officially made macau an overseas province. In the case of macau the transition to independence went smoothly and prosperously unlike the other former portuguese holdings in east timor angola and mozambique.

Portugal s government has since march handed out 760 million in advance payments to beneficiaries of the portugal 2020 programme under which european union regional development funds are disbursed with a.