Pink Map (Portuguese colonial project)

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Portuguese colonial project diplomatic ultimatum historical geopolitical concept imperial territorial claim

The Pink Map was an ambitious late-19th-century Portuguese imperial project envisioning a continuous colonial territory across central Africa from Angola to Mozambique, whose failure was crystallized by the British Ultimatum of 1890.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pink Map	0
British Ultimatum of 1890	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese colonial project ⓘ diplomatic ultimatum ⓘ historical geopolitical concept ⓘ imperial territorial claim ⓘ
addressedTo	Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
aimedToConnect	Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	Portuguese historical claims of discovery and exploration in Africa ⓘ treaties with African rulers ⓘ
cartographicForm	colored map showing intended Portuguese sphere of influence in pink ⓘ
concernedRegion	Zambezi basin NERFINISHED ⓘ areas overlapping present-day Botswana ⓘ areas overlapping present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ areas overlapping present-day Malawi ⓘ areas overlapping present-day Zambia ⓘ areas overlapping present-day Zimbabwe ⓘ territories between Angola and Mozambique ⓘ
conflictedWith	British plans for a Cape-to-Cairo corridor ⓘ
coreIdea	creation of a continuous Portuguese-controlled territory across central Africa ⓘ
demanded	withdrawal of Portuguese forces from disputed territories between Angola and Mozambique ⓘ
envisionedBy	Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
failureCrystallizedBy	British Ultimatum of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicScope	central Africa ⓘ southern Africa ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Rose-Coloured Map NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPortugueseName	Mapa cor-de-rosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalConsequence	consolidation of British influence in central and southern Africa ⓘ limitation of Portugal’s African possessions to non-contiguous coastal colonies ⓘ
issuedBy	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalBasisClaimed	exploration by Portuguese explorers such as Serpa Pinto ⓘ principle of historical rights ⓘ
motivatedBy	Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ desire to preserve and expand Portuguese colonial empire ⓘ
opposedBy	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalImpact	delegitimization of the Portuguese monarchy among some sectors ⓘ rise of anti-British sentiment in Portugal ⓘ
relatedEvent	1890 British Ultimatum to Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scramble for Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	Portuguese retreat from some inland African claims ⓘ abandonment of Portuguese plans for a transcontinental African empire ⓘ
startPeriodApprox	1880s ⓘ
studiedIn	Portuguese colonial history ⓘ history of European imperialism in Africa ⓘ
symbolized	Portugal’s imperial ambitions in Africa ⓘ clash between old colonial powers and new imperial realities ⓘ
timePeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
triggeredEvent	British Ultimatum of 1890 NERFINISHED ⓘ

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British Ultimatum of 1890 → associatedWithConcept → Pink Map (Portuguese colonial project) ⓘ