Mascate War
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The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil conflict
ⓘ
colonial Brazilian conflict ⓘ conflict ⓘ |
| hasBroaderCategory |
18th-century conflicts in South America
ⓘ
history of Pernambuco ⓘ history of colonial Brazil ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition between Olinda and Recife elites
ⓘ
conflict over control of local government ⓘ disputes over taxation and credit ⓘ economic tensions between planters and merchants ⓘ political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased royal intervention in local affairs
ⓘ
reconfiguration of local power structures in Pernambuco ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext |
Atlantic trade network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sugar plantation economy ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1711 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasLocationContext | sugar-producing region of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
landowning planters of Olinda
ⓘ
merchant elites of Recife ⓘ |
| hasName |
Guerra dos Mascates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mascate War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Peddlers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
confirmation of Recife as a separate municipality
ⓘ
decline of Olinda planter political dominance ⓘ strengthening of Recife merchants ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
Portuguese colonial administration
ⓘ
post-Dutch occupation reorganization of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryTheater | northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| hasResultForOlinda | loss of exclusive political preeminence ⓘ |
| hasResultForRecife | consolidation as commercial center of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1710 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTension |
economic tension
ⓘ
political tension ⓘ regional rivalry ⓘ |
| involvesSocialGroup |
Portuguese colonial authorities
ⓘ
rural sugar planters ⓘ urban merchants ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch occupation of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sugar boom in Pernambuco ⓘ urban-rural elite rivalry in colonial Brazil ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Captaincy of Pernambuco
NERFINISHED
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Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Olinda NERFINISHED ⓘ Recife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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