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Download Now! Portuguese Empire or Portuguese Colonial Empire [ note 1 ] was the first global empire [ 1 ] in history, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] being considered the oldest of modern European colonial empires , spanning almost six centuries of existence, from from the Conquest of Ceuta , in 1415, to the return of sovereignty over Macau to China, in 1999. The empire spread over a vast number of territories that are now part of 53 different countries. It is important to point out that, whether during the monarchical regime or during the republican regime, Portugal never officially called itself an " empire ". Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa in 1419, using recent developments in areas such as navigation, cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel , with the aim of f...