Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe

Portuguese São Tomé and Príncipe (Portuguese: São Tomé e Príncipe Português) was a colony of the Portuguese Empire from the discovery of the São Tomé and Príncipe islands in 1470 until 1975, when independence was granted by Portugal. == History == The Portuguese explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar discovered the islands around 1470, which they found uninhabited.