Captaincy of Bahia
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The Captaincy of Bahia was a major colonial administrative division of Portuguese Brazil centered on the important coastal city of Salvador, which served as an early capital and key political, economic, and military hub in the region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colonial administrative division
ⓘ
captaincy of Brazil ⓘ |
| borderedBy | other captaincies of Portuguese Brazil ⓘ |
| capital | Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonizer | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Recôncavo Baiano region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Salvador ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
Atlantic trade
ⓘ
slave-based agriculture ⓘ sugarcane plantations ⓘ |
| exported |
sugar
ⓘ
tobacco ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFortification | coastal forts defending Salvador ⓘ |
| hadInstitution |
Catholic diocesan structures centered in Salvador
ⓘ
colonial governor’s palace in Salvador ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative center of Portuguese Brazil
ⓘ
economic hub of Portuguese Brazil ⓘ military hub of Portuguese Brazil ⓘ political center of Portuguese Brazil ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | colonial administration ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Discovery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| imported |
European manufactured goods
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Bahia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Brazil ⓘ |
| majorPort | Port of Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCity | Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese America NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Brazil (Portuguese colonial state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrderPresent |
Benedictines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important captaincies in Portuguese Brazil ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of shipping routes along Brazilian coast
ⓘ
defense of Portuguese interests in South Atlantic ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Portuguese Atlantic system ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Portuguese real NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedLabor |
enslaved Africans
ⓘ
enslaved Indigenous people ⓘ |
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