Portuguese Macau
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Macau | ||||||
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Portuguese colony | ||||||
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Anthem "Hymno Patriótico" (1808-1826) Patriotic Anthem "Hino da Carta" (1826-1911) Hymn of the Charter "A Portuguesa" (1911-1999) The Portuguese |
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Capital | Macau | |||||
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Political structure | Colony | |||||
Head of state | ||||||
• | 1557 | King John III (first) | ||||
• | 1996–1999 | President Jorge Sampaio (last) | ||||
Governor | ||||||
• | 1557–1558 | Francisco Martins (first) | ||||
• | 1991–1999 | Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (last) | ||||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly | |||||
Historical era | First wave of European colonization | |||||
• | Permanent Portuguese settlement established | 1557 | ||||
• | Colony proclaimed | 1847 | ||||
• | Treaty of Peking | December 1, 1887 | ||||
• | Joint Declaration | April 13, 1987 | ||||
• | Transferred to China | December 20, 1999 1999 | ||||
Currency | Macanese pataca (from 1894) |
Portuguese Macau refers to Macau as a colony and later, a Portuguese overseas province under Portuguese administration from 1557 to 1999. Macau was both the first and last European colony in China.[1][2]
History[edit]
Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century. In 1557 Macau was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as a trading port. The Portuguese administered the city under Chinese authority and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire. Sovereignty over Macau was transferred back to China on 20 December 1999.
The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau and the Macau Basic Law stipulate that Macau operate with a high degree of autonomy until at least 2049, fifty years after the transfer.[3]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bong Yin Fung (1999). Macau: a General Introduction (in Chinese). Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co. Ltd. ISBN 962-04-1642-2.
- ^ "Macau and the end of empire". BBC News Online. 18 December 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Content of Basic Law of Macau". University of Macau. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
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