a portuguese colonial in america
21Colonial troops — Call up ad inviting citizens to enlist in French Colonial Forces, after colonies of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) had been reconquered by the Allies in World War II. Colonial troops or colonial army refers to various military units recruited… …
22Portuguese Empire — (1415–1808) In the nineteenth century, the empire of Portugal was already in advanced decay. From the fifteenth century, Portugal had been a leading maritime power, advantaged by its location to play a precocious role in the European… …
23Portuguese Inquisition — The Portuguese Inquisition was formally established in Portugal in 1536 at the request of the King of Portugal, João III. Manuel I had asked for the installation of the Inquisition in 1515, but was only after his death that the pope acquiesced.… …
24Colonial Spanish Horse — The Colonial Spanish horse is a foundation type of horse descended from the original Iberian horse stock brought from Spain to the Americas. The ancient form of the breed was once called the jennet or Spanish barb. The term encompasses many… …
25Latin America, history of — Introduction history of the region from the pre Columbian period and including colonization by the Spanish and Portuguese beginning in the 15th century, the 19th century wars of independence, and developments to the end of World War II.… …
26Military history of South America — The Battle of Chacabuco, 1817, during the Chilean War of Independence, a war often fought across harsh and difficult terrain. The military history of South America can be divided into two major periods pre and post Columbian divided by the… …
27Dutch–Portuguese War — Dutch Portuguese War Portuguese Armada vs Chartered Fleets Date 1602–1663 Location …
28List of Portuguese people — The following is a list of notable and historically significant people from Portugal.Navigators, explorers and pioneers15th century:Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (15th century explorer of the African coast):Álvaro Caminha (15th century explorer of the …
29Spanish–Portuguese War, 1735–1737 — The Spanish Portuguese War between 1735 1737 was fought over the Banda Oriental, roughly present day Uruguay. At that time, this part of South America was sparsely populated and was on the border between Portuguese Colonial Brazil and the Spanish …
30LATIN AMERICA — Colonial Period Jews were prohibited from entering Spanish America throughout the colonial period. Although a few Jews who could not be regarded as new christians managed to enter illegally, the history of Jews in Spanish colonial America is… …
