<prompt> Kusukela ngasekupheleni kweNkathi Ephakathi, ngekhulu le-15 nele-16, iPortugal yakhuphukela ekubeni umbuso wezwe phakathi neNkathi Yokutholwa yaseYurophu 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. Leli zwe laqhubeka libuthaka lapho ingxenye enkulu yenhloko - dolobha ibhujiswa ukuzamazama komhlaba ngo - 1755  <response>: , ukuhlala ngesikhathi sezimpi zikaNapoleon kanye nokulahleka kwekoloni layo elikhulu kunawo wonke, iBrazil, ngo-1822. Kusukela maphakathi nekhulu le-19 kuya ngasekupheleni kwawo-1950, cishe 