Polity Gorée (Portugal)

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Period of Portuguese control of the island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal.

Establishment

  • January 1445: The Portuguese settled on the island of Gorée (Senegal) in 1444.

Chronology

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1. War of the Portuguese Succession

Was a succession crisis caused by the death of the King of Portugal without heirs. The conflict saw two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

  • October 1580: Philip II of Spain succeeded in claiming the Portuguese crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

Disestablishment

  • January 1617: In 1617, the Dutch established a colony named Guede Reede or Goeree on the island of Gorée.

Selected Sources

  • Fernández Álvarez, M. (1998): Felipe II y su tiempo, cuarta edición, p. 523