The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1936 - Great Britain |
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... Portugal . For though Portugal had recovered independence in 1640 , and in 1668 had won the war with Spain that had dragged on for twenty - eight years , and had also regained Angola and Brazil from the Dutch , the nation was exhausted ...
... Portugal . For though Portugal had recovered independence in 1640 , and in 1668 had won the war with Spain that had dragged on for twenty - eight years , and had also regained Angola and Brazil from the Dutch , the nation was exhausted ...
Page 535
... Portugal " in territories not occupied by her in sufficient strength to enable her to maintain order , protect foreigners and control the natives " ( 1887 ) . Portugal , how- ever , defiantly continued to assert her right to a ...
... Portugal " in territories not occupied by her in sufficient strength to enable her to maintain order , protect foreigners and control the natives " ( 1887 ) . Portugal , how- ever , defiantly continued to assert her right to a ...
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... Portugal . Harassed Lisbon , desperately afraid of Germany's ambitions in Africa , was readier than it had been then to listen to a proposal of a loan on the London market and a British guarantee of her possessions , in return for a ...
... Portugal . Harassed Lisbon , desperately afraid of Germany's ambitions in Africa , was readier than it had been then to listen to a proposal of a loan on the London market and a British guarantee of her possessions , in return for a ...
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