Mauritsstad

E40929

former colonial capital planned city

Mauritsstad was the 17th-century Dutch colonial capital in northeastern Brazil, known for its planned urban layout and role as an administrative and commercial center under Dutch rule.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former colonial capital → planned city →
alsoKnownAs	Mauritsstad Recife → Maurícia →
capitalOf	Dutch Brazil → New Holland (Dutch colony) →
country	Dutch Republic →
economyBasedOn	Atlantic commerce → sugar trade →
endTime	1654 →
event	Dutch conquest of Recife region → Portuguese reconquest of 1654 →
followedBy	Recife as Portuguese colonial center →
foundedBy	Dutch West India Company → John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen →
hasCharacteristic	European-style fortifications → grid street plan → multicultural population → planned urban layout → religious tolerance under Dutch rule →
hasFunction	administrative center → commercial center → military stronghold →
hasPart	city walls → governor’s palace → harbor facilities →
heritage	influenced later urban development of Recife →
locatedIn	Captaincy of Pernambuco → Dutch Brazil → northeastern Brazil →
locatedInPresentDay	Recife → state of Pernambuco →
locatedOn	island of Antônio Vaz →
namedAfter	John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen →
partOf	Dutch West India Company colonies →
partOfConflict	Dutch–Portuguese War →
presentStatus	no longer exists as a separate city →
religionPresent	Calvinism → Catholicism → Judaism →
startTime	1637 →
timePeriod	17th century →
usedLanguage	African languages → Dutch → German → Portuguese → Spanish → indigenous languages →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dutch Brazil →	architecturalWork
New Holland →	capital
New Holland →	majorCity