The Portuguese Empire existed at the same time as the Renaissance.
It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002.
The Renaissance -LRB- -LSB- rᵻˈneɪsəns -RSB- , -LSB- rɛnəˈsɑːns -RSB- -RRB- was a period in European history , from the 14th to the 17th century , regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
