Peruvian-Portuguese relations

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The Peruvian-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Peru and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1853. After more intensive contacts in the 16th and 17th centuries, bilateral relations have only increased in intensity again in recent years and are now regarded as problem-free and increasingly friendly.

The most important bilateral points of contact are the joint work in the Ibero America Summit and the Latin Union , and Portuguese support for Peruvian concerns, such as joining the OECD or negotiating an extension of the Schengen Agreement for Peruvian citizens.

history

Despite the Portuguese-Spanish Treaty of Tordesillas from 1494, a large number of Portuguese traders, craftsmen, mercenaries and artists tried their luck in the areas of South America that had been closed to Spain, including Peru, which was known for its fabulous silver wealth. Some names in Peru are due to the Portuguese presence, such as La Portuguesa , a mine on a tributary of the Santa River , the Portuguese called silver vein in the province of Cajamarca , or Portuguesa called Erzlinie in district Chuschi .

António de Leão Pinelo (Spanish Antonio de León Pinelo)

In 1620 the anonymously published book Descrición General del Piru, em Particular de Lima by the Portuguese author Pedro Leão Portocarro was published . Written on Castilian , but by numerous Portugalismen penetrated, the factory provides detailed geographic, economic and social descriptions. It is thus an important source on 17th century Peru.

António de Leão Pinelo (approx. 1595–1660), son of the Portuguese Diogo Lopes de Lisboa, lived in Lima at the beginning of the 17th century. He was an officer of the Consejo de Indias in Madrid and rose to the position of Relator del Supremo y Real Consejo de Indias . He left behind a number of important historiographical writings, including Epitome de la Biblioteca Oriental i Occidental, Nautica y Geografica , published in Madrid in 1629 by Juan González. In the work, Pinelo also praises the Portuguese poet Luís de Camões .

A large number of Portuguese came to Peru in the second half of the 16th century. In Pillpinto , a village on the Río Apurímac near Cuzco , the story continues to this day that the village was inhabited for many years by blond Portuguese traders with green eyes in colonial times. In Peru's capital Lima , the main shopping street, Calle de los Mercaderes, was dominated by Portuguese traders until they disappeared after the Grande Cumplicidade in 1659.

Peru , which became independent from Spain in 1821 , and the Kingdom of Portugal , which in 1822 had lost its largest colony with Peru's neighboring country Brazil , entered into first diplomatic relations in 1853 with a trade and shipping agreement (Spanish: Tratado de comercio y navegación ).

Peru's Deputy Foreign Minister Fernando Rojas Samanez on a state visit to Portugal (2011)

Since then, bilateral relations have only grown slowly. In 1945 Portugal opened its own permanent embassy in Lima.

Peru and Portugal have been working together at the Ibero America Summit since 1991 .

Since the 2010s in particular, the two countries have moved closer together. A number of mutual state visits at different levels took place. Today Portugal is one of the supporters of Peru in various projects such as the intended Peruvian accession to the OECD or in the various treaty negotiations between Peru and the EU . In spring 2013 the two countries signed an aviation agreement.

Most recently, Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa met on the sidelines of the 25th Ibero America Summit in 2016 in Cartagena , Colombia , to discuss bilateral issues.

diplomacy

As the first permanent ambassador of Portugal in Peru , António José Alves Júnior was accredited on November 15, 1945 . The Portuguese embassy in the capital, Lima, is located on Avenida Pardo y Aliaga No. 640, in the San Isidro district . There is also a Portuguese honorary consulate in Cusco .

The Peruvian Embassy in Portugal is located at 50 Rua Castilho in the capital Lisbon . Peru also maintains an honorary consulate in the northern Portuguese city of Porto .

economy

Portucel Soporcel paper mill in Setúbal : Paper and pulp are the most important export articles from Portugal to Peru

Peru is becoming increasingly attractive for Portuguese investors, although economic relations are still in an early stage. In this context, Peru is considered a politically stable country for Portugal, offering legal security and a predictable tax policy.

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP already has a contact office at the Portuguese Embassy in Lima.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth 32.2 million euros to Peru (2015: 34.2 million; 2014: 30.3 million; 2013: 28.6 million; 2012: 24.00 million) , of which 32.3% paper and cellulose, 24.5% machines and devices, 9.3% metals and 7.4% chemical-pharmaceutical products.

During the same period, Peru delivered goods worth 22.9 million euros to Portugal (2015: 25.1 million; 2014: 14.9 million; 2013: 18.9 million; 2012: 24.5 million) , thereof 39.2% agricultural products, 35.6% metals, 19.3% chemical-pharmaceutical products and 2.5% food.

This put Peru in 65th place as a buyer and 78th as a supplier for Portuguese foreign trade. In Peruvian foreign trade, Portugal was 50th among buyers and 46th among suppliers.

Culture

On September 1, 1977, Portugal and Peru concluded a first bilateral cultural agreement in Lisbon, which came into force in Portugal on September 6, 1978.

The Portuguese cultural institute Instituto Camões is involved in smaller collaborations in the Peruvian capital Lima, but has not yet had its own branch, lectureships or other projects.

In Peru, only works by Fernando Pessoa , the most important Portuguese modernist author, have so far been translated and published in Portuguese literature . In addition, the books by the Portuguese Nobel Prize laureate José Saramago are particularly popular in Peru , while in Portugal the Peruvian Nobel Prize laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is the most famous author in Peru.

Teófilo Cubillas (center) in the Peruvian national jersey (1973)

Sports

The Peruvian national soccer team and the Portuguese national team have never played against each other (as of January 2017).

Some Peruvian footballers also played for Portuguese clubs, such as Teófilo Cubillas , who was under contract with FC Porto from 1974–1976 , or national player Abel Lobatón , who ran for Marítimo Funchal from 2004–2005 .

The Peruvian national player Luis Emilio de Souza Ferreira Huby (1908-2008) was descended from Portuguese immigrants.

Web links

Commons : Peruvian-Portuguese Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Overview of diplomatic relations with Peru at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d Website of the Peruvian Embassy in Lisbon on Peruvian-Portuguese relations (Spanish), accessed on February 22, 2017
  3. ↑ a b Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 790
  4. ↑ Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 789f
  5. ↑ Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 791
  6. ↑ a b Greeting from the Portuguese Ambassador in Peru , website of the Portuguese Embassy in Lima, accessed on February 22, 2017
  7. ↑ Portugal e Perú - Acordo de transporte aéreo entre os dois países [Portugal and Peru - Aviation Agreement between the two countries], article from March 1, 2013 in the Portuguese aviation portal www.pista73.com, accessed on February 22, 2017
  8. ↑ List of Portuguese representations abroad , Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on February 23, 2017
  9. ^ Website of the Peruvian Embassy in Lisbon , accessed on February 22, 2017
  10. ↑ Peruvian Consulate in Porto at www.embaixadas.net, accessed on February 22, 2017
  11. ↑ Overview of the presence in Lima , website of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on February 22, 2017
  12. ↑ Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and Peru , Excel file retrieval from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP , accessed on February 22, 2017
  13. ↑ Copy of the publication of the Luso-Peruvian cultural agreement in the Portuguese Gazette of September 6, 1978 , website of the Portuguese cultural institute, Instituto Camões , accessed on February 22, 2017
  14. ↑ List of Portuguese authors translated in Peru ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Portuguese Cultural Institute Camões, accessed on February 22, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.instituto-camoes.pt