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3 unusual facts about Portuguese Macau


Jurubaças

Jurubaça was a term for interpreter in the Portuguese colonies of Southeast Asian and the Far East, particularly in Macau.

Portuguese Macau

Coloane and Ilha Verde are the only islands of Macau not visible in this portrait.

Tenshō embassy

On their way to Lisbon, at which they arrived in August 1584, they spent nine months visiting the Portuguese territories of Macau, Kochi and Goa.


Diego de Pantoja

Diego de Pantoja or Diego Pantoja (Chinese: 龐迪我, Pang Diwo; April 1571, Valdemoro, Spain – January 1618, Portuguese Macau, China) was a Spanish Jesuit and missionary to China who is best known for having accompanied Matteo Ricci in Beijing.

Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira

Among many other things Vieira was a civil servant in Macau prior to his governorship, being the Chief of General Staff of the Independent Territorial Command of Macau from 1973 to 1974 and Deputy Secretary for Public Works and Communications of the Government of Macau from 1974 to 1975.


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