Siege_of_Recife_(1630)

Siege of Recife (1630)

Siege of Recife (1630)

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In the summer of 1629, the Dutch coveted a newfound interest in obtaining the captaincy of Pernambuco, the largest and richest sugar-producing area in the world.[2][3] The Dutch fleet of 65 ships was led by Hendrick Corneliszoon Loncq; the GWC gained control of Olinda by 16 February 1630, and Recife (the capital of Pernambuco) and António Vaz by March 3.[3]

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This began a war over Brazil, which would see the Dutch establish a colony called New Holland and end with the Portuguese taking all of their captured possessions back.

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  1. [1]
    Jaques p.845
  2. [2]
    Levine, Robert M.; Crocitti, John J.; Kirk, Robin; Starn, Orin (1999). The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0822322900. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Recife—A City Made by Sugar". Awake!. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

References

  • Klein, Herbert S. African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (2007)
  • Jaques, Tony Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century (2006)
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