Macau under Portuguese administration (1557-1999)

1. Portuguese establish a permanent Macau settlement

   Jan 1, 1557Labels: Macau settlement, Ming China

   • Britannica
   • History Macau
   • Portuguese Macau

2. Ground rent payments begin under Ming oversight

   Jan 1, 1573Labels: Ground rent, Ming authorities

   • History Macau
   • Macau

3. Canton trade opens, weakening Macau’s monopoly

   Jan 1, 1685Labels: Canton trade, Qing China

   • Portuguese Macau

4. Governor Amaral moves to assert Portuguese control

   Jan 1, 1849Labels: Jo o, Portuguese administration

   • Amaral
   • Portuguese Macau

5. Ferreira do Amaral assassinated amid rising tensions

   Aug 22, 1849Labels: Ferreira do, Macau boundary

   • Amaral
   • Portuguese Macau

6. Passaleão incident ends in Portuguese victory

   Aug 25, 1849Labels: Passale o, Portuguese forces

   • Passale o

7. Treaty of Peking grants “perpetual” occupation rights

   Dec 1, 1887Labels: Treaty of, Qing dynasty

   • Treaty Peking
   • Macau

8. December 1966 riots challenge Portuguese rule

   Dec 3, 1966Labels: 12-3 incident, Pro-Beijing groups

   • 12 3

9. Organic Statute redefines Macau’s legal status

   Feb 17, 1976Labels: Organic Statute, Portuguese government

   • Organic Statute
   • EOM PT

10. Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration sets handover plan

    Mar 26, 1987Labels: Sino-Portuguese Joint, People's Republic

    • Joint Declaration

11. Macau Basic Law adopted for post-1999 governance

    Mar 31, 1993Labels: Macau Basic, National People's

    • Basic Law
    • Refworld

12. Transfer of sovereignty ends Portuguese administration

    Dec 20, 1999Labels: Handover ceremony, Macau SAR

    • Handover
    • UPI
    • Basic Law