The Treaty of Methween was signed in Lisbon, in 1703, during the reign of King Pedro II, between Portugal and Great Britain. The treaty was known as the "Queen Anne Treaty," but eventually became known by the name of the British Ambassador, Lord John Methween.This treaty had three main articles: Article 1- Portugal was obliged to accept, for the future, the import of British cloths and other manufactured products. Article 2- Great Britain was also obliged to receive the Portuguese wines, which should pay only two thirds of the rights charged to french wines. However, if this difference was ever to be broken, the King of Portugal had the right to forbid the entrance of English cloths once again. Article 3- This article worked merely as a figure of protocol, and it established that the treaty had to be approved within the next two months. With this treaty Portugal obtained a real market for its wines and Great Britain conquered another market for its cloths. The treaty was a target of severe criticism and it was considered by many as a break in the development of Portuguese manufacturing which had taken place in the last decades of the 17th century. In fact, the treaty contributed largely in making the Portuguese economy dependent of Great Britain. Despite the large increase in the contacts with Great Britain the trade activities that were established were largely unbalanced. There was a great difference between the two fluxes of trade: while on the Portuguese side, only raw materials were exported, the English exports were divided in food supplies (like cereals and codfish) and manufactured products. One other big difference was that these exports were far superior to the imports. Although the english loved Portuguese wines, its consumption didn’t increase after the treaty. Port wine was sold mainly by English dealers operating in Portugal who made sure the wine found its market in Great Britain. On the other hand, while in Portug