Asia during the Portuguese presence in the East.

After its failure the Portuguese presence was confined to Malacca, and to the eastern islands.

The Portuguese presence in Guinea was not disputed by the French.

Though the region was handed back to France, a Portuguese presence remained until 1817.

The Portuguese presence in India was on borrowed time.

Spain considered the Portuguese presence illegitimate and their trade contraband.

Some have advanced the idea that the Portuguese presence in the Guianas predates 1834.

For four centuries the Portuguese presence was meager.

Many Goans living under colonial rule resented the Portuguese presence.

These two groups, with their very different motives, brought a Portuguese presence far beyond the Tordesillas Line.