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The recapture of Bahia (Spanish: Jornada del Brasil; Portuguese: Jornada dos Vassalos) was a Spanish–Portuguese military expedition in 1625 to retake the city of Bahia (now Salvador) in Brazil from the forces of the Dutch West India Company (WIC). In May 1624, Dutch WIC forces under Jacob Willekens captured Salvador Bahia from the Portuguese.
Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the New World, 1492 to the present. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-87436-837-6; Santos Pérez, José Manuel; Cabral de Souza, George F. (2006). El desafío holandés al dominio ibérico en Brasil en el siglo XVII. Universidad de Salamanca. ISBN 978-84-7800-467-6; Southey, Robert; Pinheiro, Fernandes ...
Salvador (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [sawvaˈdoʁ]) is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia.Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine, music, and architecture.
1549 - Brazilian capital established at Bahia by Tomé de Sousa. [2] [3] 1551 - Catholic Diocese of São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos established. [4] [2] 1624 - Capture of Salvador da Bahia by the Dutch [5] [2] 1625 - Recapture of Salvador da Bahia by Spanish-Portuguese forces. 1635 - Third Order of St. Francis active. [6]
Mannerist Colonial Primate Cathedral Basilica of Salvador 17th-century colonial governmental building (Câmara) of Salvador. The Historic Center or Centre (Portuguese: Centro Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the Pelourinho (Portuguese for "Pillory") or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia. [1]
The siege of Salvador was a siege that took place between April and May 1638, during the Dutch–Portuguese War and Eighty Years' War.The governor of the Dutch colony in Brazil, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, commanding the army of the Dutch West India Company, with vastly superior forces and a supporting fleet under Johan van der Mast, put the city of Salvador under siege.
Map of the Dispute of Eastern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan between Argentina and Chile (1842–1881). The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute [1] or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile [2] during the 19th century [3] [4] for the possession of the southernmost territories of South America [5] on the ...
Location: Middle East and North Africa ... (1555–1673) Location: ... Recapture of Bahia; Battle in the Bay of San Salvador; Siege of Recife (1630) ...