Luso-Dutch War in Brazil
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The Luso-Dutch War in Brazil was a 17th-century conflict between Portugal and the Dutch Republic over control of colonial territories and lucrative sugar-producing regions in northeastern Brazil.
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Target entity: Luso-Dutch War in Brazil Context triple: [Portuguese reconquest of Recife, partOf, Luso-Dutch War in Brazil]
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Luso-Brazilian War
The Luso-Brazilian War was a 19th-century military conflict between Portugal and Brazil that helped determine Brazil’s path from colony to independent empire.
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Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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Portuguese Restoration War
The Portuguese Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict (1640–1668) in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule under the House of Habsburg.
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Liberal Wars in Portugal
The Liberal Wars in Portugal were a series of early 19th-century civil conflicts between absolutist and liberal constitutionalist factions that shaped the country’s transition to a constitutional monarchy.
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Brazilian independence movement
The Brazilian independence movement was the early 19th-century political and social process that led to Brazil’s separation from Portugal and the formation of the Empire of Brazil under Dom Pedro I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Luso-Dutch War in Brazil Target entity description: The Luso-Dutch War in Brazil was a 17th-century conflict between Portugal and the Dutch Republic over control of colonial territories and lucrative sugar-producing regions in northeastern Brazil.
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A.
Luso-Brazilian War
The Luso-Brazilian War was a 19th-century military conflict between Portugal and Brazil that helped determine Brazil’s path from colony to independent empire.
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B.
Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental
The Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental was an early 19th-century military campaign in the region of present-day Uruguay that aimed to suppress local independence movements and led to the exile of patriot leader José Gervasio Artigas.
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C.
Portuguese Restoration War
The Portuguese Restoration War was a 17th-century conflict (1640–1668) in which Portugal fought to regain and secure its independence from Spanish rule under the House of Habsburg.
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Liberal Wars in Portugal
The Liberal Wars in Portugal were a series of early 19th-century civil conflicts between absolutist and liberal constitutionalist factions that shaped the country’s transition to a constitutional monarchy.
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Brazilian independence movement
The Brazilian independence movement was the early 19th-century political and social process that led to Brazil’s separation from Portugal and the formation of the Empire of Brazil under Dom Pedro I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century conflict
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colonial war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch West India Company
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surface form:
Dutch West India Company forces
Dutch colonial troops ⓘ Luso-Brazilian planters and militias ⓘ Portuguese colonial forces ⓘ |
| cause |
Dutch attempt to break the Iberian sugar monopoly
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Portuguese effort to recover occupied territories ⓘ competition for control of the Atlantic sugar trade ⓘ |
| commandersIncluded |
Francisco Barreto de Meneses
ⓘ
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen ⓘ
surface form:
John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen
Matias de Albuquerque ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| conflictIn | colonial Brazil ⓘ |
| conflictOver |
Northeast Region of Brazil
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surface form:
northeastern Brazil
sugar-producing regions in Brazil ⓘ |
| economicContext |
sugar plantation economy
ⓘ
transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| endDate | 1654 ⓘ |
| involved |
enslaved Africans fighting on both sides
ⓘ
indigenous allies of the Portuguese ⓘ |
| location |
Alagoas
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Bahia ⓘ Olinda ⓘ Paraíba ⓘ Pernambuco ⓘ Recife ⓘ Rio Grande do Norte ⓘ |
| mainTheater | Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battles of Guararapes
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Luso-Dutch War in Brazil self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Brazilian Insurrection of 1645
Dutch capture of Salvador in 1624 ⓘ Dutch conquest of Pernambuco in 1630 ⓘ Luso-Dutch War in Brazil self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch occupation of Recife
Dutch surrender of Recife in 1654 ⓘ Luso-Spanish reconquest of Salvador in 1625 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch–Portuguese War
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surface form:
Dutch–Iberian conflicts
Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch Brazil
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Iberian Union ⓘ Portuguese Restoration War ⓘ |
| result |
Portuguese victory
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expulsion of the Dutch from Brazil ⓘ restoration of Portuguese control over northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
decline of Dutch Brazil
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shift of Dutch sugar interests to the Caribbean ⓘ |
| startDate | 1624 ⓘ |
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