In 1946, the colony of Guadeloupe became an overseas department of France.

Examples are Åland (Finland), Hong Kong (China), and Macau (China).

Portugal, like the rest of Philip's kingdoms, was on the verge of rebellion.

Politics The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory.

To have one's portrait commissioned and painted with ultramarine blue was considered a great luxury.

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean.

In 1902 Henderson was annexed to the Pitcairn Islands colony, now a South Pacific British Overseas Territory.

When Van Eyck used lapis, he never blended it with other colors.

Kingston (Norf'k laengwij Daun a'Taun ) is the capital of the Australian South Pacific Territory of Norfolk Island.

Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Flemish painter Jan van Eyck, working in the 15th century, did not ordinarily include blue in his paintings.

Cayenne ( ) is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.

The city of Lubango, Angola, was called Sá de Bandeira when the Angolan territory was under Portuguese rule.

The only way to achieve a deep rich blue was by using a semi precious stone, lapis lazuli, to produce a pigment known as ultramarine, and the best sources of lapis were remote.

Saint Laurent du Maroni is one of the two sub prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint Laurent du Maroni.

Jamestown is the capital of both the island of Saint Helena and the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

Banco Nacional Ultramarino ( ) was a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former overseas provinces.

Montserrat () is an island which is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, specifically in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies.

2001 BNU and Caixa Geral de Depósitos merged through incorporation of BNU into Caixa Geral de Depósitos Banque Franco Portugaise d Outre Mer became a branch of Caixa Geral on July 1, 2000, the Macau branch of Banco Nacional Ultramarino became a bank incorporated in Macau SAR under the name Banco Nacional Ultramarino S.A., but remained wholly owned subsidiary of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, retaining until 2010 its functions as a note issuer and Agent of the Treasury.

BOTC, however, does not confer any right to live in any British Overseas Territory, including the territory from which it is derived.

The British government has stated its willingness to assist any Overseas Territory that wishes to proceed to independence, where that is an option.

As a British overseas territory, Gibraltar has, until now, enjoyed a privileged position within the European Union, exempt from certain taxes, responsibilities and legislation.

As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self governance, and the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs.

Martinique () is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of and a population of 386,486 inhabitants (as of Jan. 2013).

Location On the northern side of the Strait are Spain and Gibraltar (a British overseas territory in the Iberian Peninsula), while on the southern side are Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish exclave in North Africa).

1988 Portuguese Government owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos became the majority shareholder of BNU, with the Republic of Portugal the sole other shareholder.

During the Second World War, the island was the site of the Battle of Madagascar between the Vichy government and the British.

Timeline Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) was established in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1864 as a bank of issue for Portuguese overseas territories.

For a more general history of currency in the South Atlantic region, see The Sterling Currency in the South Atlantic and the Antarctic.

When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands received their own governor and have remained a separate autonomous British Overseas Territory since.

The islands continued to be governed as part of the Colony of Jamaica until 1962, when they became a separate Crown colony while Jamaica became an independent Commonwealth realm.

It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena, is around to the southeast.

Rise of FRELIMO Portugal designated Mozambique an overseas territory in 1951 in order to show to the world that the colony had a greater autonomy.

The mantle was originally purple, but varied during the 17th and 18th centuries between celestial blue, pale blue, royal blue, dark blue, violet, and ultramarine.

18th century prosperity The 18th century was a century of prosperity for the overseas Spanish Empire as trade within grew steadily, particularly in the second half of the century, under the Bourbon reforms.

Citizenship Because the Turks and Caicos is a British Overseas Territory and not an independent country, they, at one time, could not confer citizenship.

Mayotte, however, has never been administered by an independent Comoros government and continues to be administered by France (currently as an overseas department) as it was the only island in the archipelago that voted against independence in 1974.

The title of Villa Paracatu Prince was given by royal charter, Dona Maria, Queen of Portugal on October 20, 1798, meeting of the Overseas Council consultation.

By the early 19th century, synthetic and metallic blue pigments had been added to the range of blues, including French ultramarine, a synthetic form of lapis lazuli, and the various forms of Cobalt and Cerulean Blue.

The New Zealand dollar (sign code NZD) is the currency of the Realm of New Zealand (including New Zealand proper and the territories of the Cook Islands, Niue, the Ross Dependency, and Tokelau), as well as a single British Overseas Territory, the Pitcairn Islands.

During the Punic Wars between Rome and the great Mediterranean empire of Carthage (264 to 146 BC), Rome's stature increased further as it became the capital of an overseas empire for the first time.

The Pitcairn Islands ( Pitkern '), officially named the Pitcairn Group of Islands' , are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the last British Overseas Territory in the Pacific.

The addition of the adjective French in English comes from colonial times when five such colonies existed (The Guianas), namely from west to east Spanish Guiana (now Guayana Region in Venezuela), British Guiana (now Guyana), Dutch Guiana (now Suriname), French Guiana, and Portuguese Guiana (now Amapá, a state in far northern Brazil).

During his previous time as Minister of State in the government of Estanislao Figueras, Castelar promoted and achieved the approval of the abolition of slavery in the overseas territory of Puerto Rico, although not in Cuba because of the continuing war situation.

Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.