Capital Macau Political structure Colony Currency Macanese pataca (1894–) | Languages Portuguese
Cantonese Founded 1557 Date dissolved 1999 | |
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1996–99 President Jorge Sampaio (last) 1557–58 Francisco Martins (first) 1991–99 Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (last) | ||
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Portuguese Macau was the period of Macau as a Portuguese colony and later, an overseas province under Portuguese administration from 1557 to 1999. Macau was both the first and last European colony in China.
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History
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.