Brazil Slide Series: Collection Salvador, Bahia, Slide No. 0012.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Silvana Pena

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

Sunset over the island of Itaparica with the Santa Maria Fort, constructed to defend the city from attacks from the sea, in the foreground. During the Seventeenth century the enormous sugar profits proved irresistible to the Dutch. Salvador was bombed and briefly captured in 1624, but the Dutch succeeded in capturing Pernambuco to the north and held it until 1654.Pór do sol sobre a ilha de Itaparica, com o Forte de Santa Maria em primeiro plano, construído para defender a cidade dos ataques marítimos. Durante o século XVII, os enormes lucros do açúcar mostraram-se tentadores aos holandeses. Salvador foi bombardeado e brevemente conquistado em 1624, depois os holandeses consequivam capturar Pernambuco, dominando estas regiões até 1654.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1988