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The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was a hereditary land grant and administrative subdivision of northern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from the early sixteenth century until Brazilian independence. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Captaincies were originally horizontal tracts of land (generally) 50 leagues wide extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tordesillas meridian.

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  • The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was a hereditary land grant and administrative subdivision of northern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from the early sixteenth century until Brazilian independence. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Captaincies were originally horizontal tracts of land (generally) 50 leagues wide extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tordesillas meridian. During the earliest years of colonial Brazil, the Captaincy of Pernambuco was one of only two prosperous captaincies in Brazil (the other being Captaincy of São Vicente), primarily due to growing sugar cane. As a result of the failure of other captaincies, in part due to the invasion of the Northeast coast of Brazil by the Dutch during the Seventeenth Century, Pernambuco's geographical area grew as failed captaincies were attached. At its height, the Captaincy of Pernambuco included the territories of the modern states of Pernambuco, Paraiba, Alagoas, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará and the western portion of Bahia (north and west of the São Francisco River) having thus a southern border with Minas Gerais. In the years surrounding Brazilian independence, the captaincy was reduced by repartitioning of several previously merged territories, until today's state with the same name was left. (en)
  • La Capitanía de Pernambuco fue una de las subdivisiones del territorio brasileño en el período colonial. Hacia la época de la independencia del Brasil constituía una provincia y luego de la proclamación de la República Brasileña, con la promulgación de la Constitución brasileña de 1891, pasó a condición de Estado de Pernambuco. En la época del Brasil colonial portugués las únicas capitanías que prosperaron fueron la de Pernambuco y la Capitanía de San Vicente, gracias al cultivo de la caña de azúcar. (es)
  • La capitainerie de Pernambouc fut une des subdivisions du territoire brésilien durant la période coloniale. Lors de l'indépendance, elle devint une Province et à la proclamation de la république et avec la promulgation de la le Pernambouc devint l'État du Pernambouc. À l'époque du Brésil colonial, les deux seules capitaineries qui réussirent économiquement furent celles de Pernambouc et de São Vicente, ceci, à cause de la culture de la canne à sucre. Selon la octroyée par Jean III le 10 mars 1534, le capitaine donataire de Pernambouc fut Duarte Coelho Pereira, fidalgo qui brilla dans les campagnes portugaises en Inde. La capitainerie s'étendait entre le rio São Francisco et le . (fr)
  • A Capitania de Pernambuco ou Nova Lusitânia foi uma das subdivisões do território brasileiro no período colonial. Sua Carta de Foral serviu de modelo aos forais das demais capitanias do Brasil. Abrangeu anacronicamente os territórios dos atuais estados de Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará e Alagoas e a porção ocidental da Bahia, fazendo, deste modo, fronteira com Goiás e Minas Gerais (o extremo noroeste de Minas era a parte final da Comarca do Rio de São Francisco: a Capitania de Pernambuco avançava um pouco mais adentro do território mineiro do que a atual Bahia). Pernambuco e São Vicente foram as únicas capitanias que prosperaram no período colonial. (pt)
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  • Captaincies of Brazil in 1534 (en)
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  • La Capitanía de Pernambuco fue una de las subdivisiones del territorio brasileño en el período colonial. Hacia la época de la independencia del Brasil constituía una provincia y luego de la proclamación de la República Brasileña, con la promulgación de la Constitución brasileña de 1891, pasó a condición de Estado de Pernambuco. En la época del Brasil colonial portugués las únicas capitanías que prosperaron fueron la de Pernambuco y la Capitanía de San Vicente, gracias al cultivo de la caña de azúcar. (es)
  • The Captaincy of Pernambuco or New Lusitania (Portuguese: Nova Lusitânia) was a hereditary land grant and administrative subdivision of northern Portuguese Brazil during the colonial period from the early sixteenth century until Brazilian independence. At the time of the Independence of Brazil, it became a province of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Captaincies were originally horizontal tracts of land (generally) 50 leagues wide extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Tordesillas meridian. (en)
  • La capitainerie de Pernambouc fut une des subdivisions du territoire brésilien durant la période coloniale. Lors de l'indépendance, elle devint une Province et à la proclamation de la république et avec la promulgation de la le Pernambouc devint l'État du Pernambouc. À l'époque du Brésil colonial, les deux seules capitaineries qui réussirent économiquement furent celles de Pernambouc et de São Vicente, ceci, à cause de la culture de la canne à sucre. (fr)
  • A Capitania de Pernambuco ou Nova Lusitânia foi uma das subdivisões do território brasileiro no período colonial. Sua Carta de Foral serviu de modelo aos forais das demais capitanias do Brasil. Abrangeu anacronicamente os territórios dos atuais estados de Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará e Alagoas e a porção ocidental da Bahia, fazendo, deste modo, fronteira com Goiás e Minas Gerais (o extremo noroeste de Minas era a parte final da Comarca do Rio de São Francisco: a Capitania de Pernambuco avançava um pouco mais adentro do território mineiro do que a atual Bahia). (pt)
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  • Captaincy of Pernambuco (en)
  • Capitanía de Pernambuco (es)
  • Capitainerie de Pernambouc (fr)
  • Capitania de Pernambuco (pt)
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