Ribeira Palace complex grows as port-administration centerJan 1, 1498Labels: Ribeira Palace, Casa daRibeira PalacePa o Ribeira
Casa da Índia founded to manage overseas tradeJan 1, 1500Labels: Casa da, King ManuelCasa da ndiaCasa ndia PT
Cabral fleet departs Lisbon for IndiaMar 9, 1500Labels: Pedro lvares, Carreira daIndia ArmadaIndia Armadas
Antwerp feitoria links Lisbon cargo to northern EuropeJan 1, 1511Labels: Antwerp feitoria, Portuguese merchantsDHLAB Feitoria
Capture of Malacca strengthens spice-route supply linesAug 15, 1511Labels: Malacca, Portuguese navyMalacca 1511Moluccas voyage
Conquest of Azemmour extends Atlantic-side provisioning networkAug 28, 1513Labels: Azemmour, MoroccoAzemmour
Casa da Índia’s Lisbon-based monopoly maturesJan 1, 1520Labels: Casa da, Lisbon portCasa da ndiaEcon Portugal
1531 Lisbon earthquake disrupts waterfront and shippingJan 26, 1531Labels: 1531 earthquake, Lisbon waterfront1531 quakeSeguro Museum
1569–1570 plague reduces Lisbon’s labor and demandApr 1, 1569Labels: 1569 1570, Lisbon laborPeste GrandeSeguro Museum
Conselho da Fazenda created to centralize imperial financesNov 20, 1591Labels: Conselho da, royal financesFazenda Council
Dutch expedition opens direct competition for Asian spicesJan 1, 1595Labels: Dutch expedition, VOCDutch 1595India Run EPE
VOC seizure of Santa Catarina signals rising interception riskFeb 25, 1603Labels: Santa Catarina, VOC seizureSanta CatarinaIndia Run EPE
Carreira da Índia contracts as returns fall in 1590s–1630sJan 1, 1630Labels: Carreira da, India RunIndia Run EPE
Casa da Índia reduced toward customs role after 1640 crisisJan 1, 1642Labels: Casa da, 1640 RestorationCasa da ndiaCasa da ndia