Pernambucan Insurrection

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The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.

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instanceOf colonial revolt
military conflict
war of independence
aftermath formal Dutch recognition of Portuguese control over Brazil in later treaties
alsoKnownAs Insurreição Pernambucana NERFINISHED
War of Divine Liberation NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Captaincy of Pernambuco NERFINISHED
belligerent Dutch Republic
Dutch West India Company NERFINISHED
Dutch colonial forces in Brazil
Luso-Brazilian settlers
Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED
indigenous allies of the Portuguese
chronologyWithinConflict late phase of the Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil
conflict Dutch–Portuguese War NERFINISHED
country Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED
describedBySource Brazilian colonial historiography
endTime 1654
hasCause Dutch occupation of northeastern Brazil
Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian resistance to Dutch rule
economic disputes over sugar production and trade
religious tensions between Catholics and Calvinists
hasEffect consolidation of Portuguese control over the sugar economy in Pernambuco
decline of Dutch colonial ambitions in Brazil
strengthening of Portuguese colonial presence in Brazil
hasPart First Battle of Guararapes NERFINISHED
Second Battle of Guararapes NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 17th century
involves Afro-Brazilian militias NERFINISHED
Luso-Brazilian landowners
indigenous Brazilian warriors
location Captaincy of Pernambuco NERFINISHED
Olinda NERFINISHED
Recife NERFINISHED
northeastern Brazil
opponent Dutch governor in Brazil
partOf Dutch–Portuguese War NERFINISHED
religiousAspect Catholic resistance to Dutch Calvinist influence
result end of Dutch rule in most of northeastern Brazil
expulsion of the Dutch from Pernambuco
restoration of Portuguese control over Pernambuco
significantEvent Portuguese victory at the Battles of Guararapes
siege of Recife
significantPerson André Vidal de Negreiros NERFINISHED
Felipe Camarão NERFINISHED
Henrique Dias NERFINISHED
João Fernandes Vieira NERFINISHED
startTime 1645

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Captaincy of Pernambuco hasRebellion Pernambucan Insurrection