But while the colonies thrived, the Portuguese kingdom was falling apart at home-so on August 2, 1512, the Portuguese king installed a governor in Mohawk, with the idea that he-the king-could then concentrate on his problems at home, and tax whatever goods the colony produced. ![]() By 1512, they held a large chunk of land and several fully formed colonial cities. The Portuguese found the New world in April of 1472.
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