Captaincy of Itamaracá
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The Captaincy of Itamaracá was a hereditary Portuguese colonial administrative division in northeastern Brazil, centered on the island of Itamaracá and surrounding mainland areas during the early colonial period.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colonial captaincy
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Itamaracá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeType | donatary captaincy ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| capital | Itamaracá Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Island of Itamaracá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialSystem | Portuguese captaincy system ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Portuguese colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
land grant for colonization
ⓘ
territorial administration ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary captaincy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Nordeste (Northeast Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | part of early Portuguese occupation of northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| includesArea | surrounding mainland areas of northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coast of Brazil
ⓘ
Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Itamaracá Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | State of Brazil (Portuguese colony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereign | King of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | later colonial administrative units of Brazil ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.