<prompt> Qedela le nkulumo elandelayo: Kusukela ngasekupheleni kweNkathi Ephakathi, ngekhulu le-15 nele-16, iPortugal yaba umbuso wezwe phakathineNkathi Yokuthola Okusha eYurophu njengoba yakha umbuso omkhulu, kuhlanganise nezindawo eziseNingizimu Melika, e-Afrika, e-Asia nase-Oceania. Emakhulwini amabili eminyaka alandela, iPortugal yagcina amakoloni ayo amaningi, kodwa kancane kancane yalahlekelwa yingcebo yayo nesikhundla njengoba amaDashi, amaNgisi namaFulentshi ayethatha ingxenye ekhulayo yezinongo nokuthengiswa kwezigqila ngokuzungeza noma ukunqoba izindawo zokuhweba namazwe asePutukezi ahlakazeke kabanzi. Izibonakaliso zokwehla kwezempi zaqala ngezimpi ezimbili eziyinhlekelele: iMpi yase-Alcácer Quibir eMorocco ngo-1578 nokuzama kweSpain ukunqoba iNgilandi ngo-1588 kusetshenziswa i-Armada yaseSpain IPortugal ngaleso sikhathi yayisenhlanganweni engajabulisi yobukhosi neSpain futhi yanikela ngemikhumbi emikhumbi yaseSpain yokuhlasela. Izwe labuye labuthakathaka ngenxa yokucekelwa phansi kweningi lenhloko-dolobha yalo  <response>: ukuzamazama komhlaba ngo-1755, ukuthunjwa phakathi neMpi kaNapoleon nokulahlekelwa ikoloni layo elikhulu kunawo wonke, iBrazil, ngo-1822. Kusukela maphakathi nekhulu le-19 kuya ngasekupheleni kwawo-1950, cishe 