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Casa de Machado, also called Casa de Machado y Silvas, is a historical adobe building in San Diego, California, built in 1832. The Casa de Lopez site is a California Historical Landmark No. 71, listed on December 6, 1932. Casa de Machado was built by José Manuel Machado, a leatherjacket company soldier of the New Spain Army
The Cape Rachado Lighthouse (Malay: Rumah Api Tanjung Tuan) is a lighthouse located in Cape Rachado, also known as Tanjung Tuan in Malay, in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The lighthouse is believed to be the oldest in the country, its history allegedly dating back to Portuguese rule of Malacca during the 16th century ...
Porta de Santiago Middelburg Bastion Cape Rachado Lighthouse Cheng Hoon Teng Temple Christ Church, Malacca Hang Tuah's Well Jonker Walk Kampung Kling Mosque Klebang Beach Macau Gallery Malacca Malacca Art Gallery Malacca Botanical Garden Malacca International Motorsport Circuit Malacca International Trade Centre Malacca Planetarium Malacca River Malacca Stamp Museum Malacca Sultanate Palace ...
The Battle of Cape Rachado, off Cape Rachado in 1606, was an important naval engagement between the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and Portuguese Navy. It marked the beginning of a conflict between the combined Dutch- Johor forces against the Portuguese.
After conquering Recife, Lichthart decided to set sail for Paraíba.In December, Lichthart led an expedition towards Paraíba with a fleet comprising 21 ships and 11 yachts, organized into two separate squadrons.
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).
The action of 2 May 1654 was a sea battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 11 Dutch ships led by Rijckloff van Goens defeated 3 Portuguese galleons, which ran aground and were burnt near Carmona, north of Cabo de Rama.
Sigismund van Schoppe, the Dutch commander, experienced in Brazilian campaigns where he used to fight since he was a Captain, intended to proceed to the south, targeting initially the village of Muribeca - a key point to reach Santo Agostinho Cape.