Download or read book WorldRover: History of Cape Verde written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WorldRover presents a brief history about Cape Verde. The information was obtained from the 1998 U.S. State Department Background Notes. The first Portuguese settlers arrived at Cape Verde in 1462. The status of Cape Verde changed in 1951 from a colony to an overseas province. Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975.