Hereditary captaincies created between 1534 and 1536 Implementing the plan announced to Martim Afonso de Sousa in 1532, King João III created, between 1534 and 1536 alone, fourteen hereditary captaincies in Brazil, subdivided into fifteen lots and distributed to twelve grantees. Located along the coastline, from Maranhão to Santa Catarina, […]
Hereditary Captaincies in the 16th Century: Background to their Creation Despite being a small country with limited resources, Portugal distinguished itself through its great voyages and explorations in the 15th century. In the following century, he was tasked with colonising territories in Asia and America, in addition to the work […]
Each map of colonial Brazil shows how Brazilian territory emerged and grew, from the Discovery in 1500 to Independence in 1822. In addition, these maps reveal how Europeans saw the land, the rivers and the Indigenous peoples. So, in this guide, you will find the history of Brazil’s territorial formation […]
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