War of the Emboabas
The War of the Emboabas (Portuguese: Guerra dos Emboabas, lit. 'newcomers' war') was a conflict in colonial Brazil waged in 1706-1707 and 1708-1709 over newly discovered gold fields, which had set off a rush to the region between two generations of Portuguese settlers in the viceroyalty of Brazil - then the Captaincy of São Vicente. The discovery of gold set off a rush to the region, Paulistas asserted rights of discovery and non-Paulistas challenged their claims. Although the Portuguese crown sought more control in the area and the Paulistas sought protection of their claims, the Emboabas won. The crown re-assessed its position in the region and made administrative changes subsequently.
War of the Emboabas | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Paulistas |
European "emboabas" "Emboabas" from Portugal and other parts of Portuguese America | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Borba Gato | Manuel Nunes Viana |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.