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Annaes do Rio De Janeiro (Portuguese Edition) - Softcover

Balthazar Da Silva Lisboa

 
9780461845792: Annaes do Rio De Janeiro (Portuguese Edition)

Synopsis

Annaes do Rio De Janeiro: Contendo A Descoberta E Conquista Deste Paiz, A Fundação De Cidade Com A História Civil E Ecclesiastica, Até A Chegada D'el-Rei Dom João VI, Além De Noticias Topographicas, Zooligicas E Botanicas by Balthazar Da Silva Lisboa. This historical compilation surveys the Rio de Janeiro region from its discovery to the arrival of King Joao VI, tracing the founding of the city, its civil and ecclesiastical institutions, and the border dynamics with Spanish territories. The volume blends nautical cartography, ethnographic notes, and descriptions of topographic features, rivers, mountains, and coastlines, with accounts of missions, colonial administration, and military campaigns along the Brazil-Plata frontier. It covers the governance of São Paulo, Mato Grosso, and Rio Grande do Sul, including the struggles over territorial limits established by treaties such as Utrecht, and the attempts to defend colonial frontiers from Spanish incursions. The text also records economic arrangements—farming, mining, and trade—providing a window into the colonial economy and the social order, including revolts, enslaved people, and the role of Jesuit missions. The work stands as a valuable primary document for scholars of Latin American history, imperial diplomacy, and urban development in colonial Brazil.

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