Matias de Albuquerque

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Matias de Albuquerque was a Portuguese colonial military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of northeastern Brazil against Dutch invasions in the early 17th century.

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Matias de Albuquerque canonical 3

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese military officer ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn Pernambuco ⓘ
northeastern Brazil ⓘ
activityStart early 17th century ⓘ
allegiance Portuguese Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1580 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1647 ⓘ
era early modern period ⓘ
ethnicGroup Portuguese ⓘ
familyName de Albuquerque ⓘ
givenName Matias ⓘ
languageSpoken Portuguese ⓘ
militaryConflict Dutch invasions of Brazil ⓘ
Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Albuquerque ⓘ
notableFor defense of northeastern Brazil against Dutch invasions ⓘ
leadership in the Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil ⓘ
notableWork organization of Brazilian resistance against Dutch forces ⓘ
occupation colonial governor ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
parent Jorge de Albuquerque Coelho ⓘ
partOf Portuguese nobility ⓘ
placeOfBirth Colonial Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese America

Olinda ⓘ
Pernambuco ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
positionHeld governor of Pernambuco ⓘ
governor of the Captaincy of Pernambuco ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Lisbon ⓘ
Pernambuco ⓘ
sibling Duarte de Albuquerque Coelho ⓘ

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Luso-Dutch War in Brazil → commandersIncluded → Matias de Albuquerque ⓘ
Battle of Montijo → commander → Matias de Albuquerque ⓘ
Battle of Montijo → opposingCommander → Matias de Albuquerque ⓘ