To protect its seagoing interests and trade routes, Portugal established strategic garrisons in Goa (India), Malacca (East Indies), and Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. Portuguese explorers then embarked upon Macau (now Macao), the Congo, and various other parts of Africa, including the Sudan.
To protect its ocean interests and trade routes, Portugal established strategic garrisons in Goa, Malacca and Hormuz. Portuguese explorers then embarked upon Macau, the Congo, and the Sudan in Africa.