Captaincy of Paraíba
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The Captaincy of Paraíba was a colonial administrative division of Portuguese Brazil located in the northeastern region along the Atlantic coast, centered around the area of present-day Paraíba state.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captaincy of Rio Grande do Norte | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese colonial administrative division
ⓘ
captaincy of Brazil ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | city of Paraíba ⓘ |
| administrativeLanguage | Portuguese language ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Captaincy of Pernambuco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captaincy of Rio Grande do Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Cidade da Paraíba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Filipéia de Nossa Senhora das Neves NERFINISHED ⓘ João Pessoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraíba do Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialSystem | Portuguese captaincy system ⓘ |
| country | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom |
Captaincy of Itamaracá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captaincy of Pernambuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1821
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
slave labor
ⓘ
sugar production ⓘ sugarcane cultivation ⓘ |
| established |
1574
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
hereditary captaincy
ⓘ
royal captaincy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousPresence | Potiguara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of Brazil ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Paraíba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Paraíba River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialReligion | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Portuguese America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Paraíba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal captaincy ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Province of Paraíba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantConflict | Dutch–Portuguese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Dutch occupation of Paraíba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignSuccessor | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1574–1821 ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Brazilian real (colonial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese real NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Captaincy of Rio Grande do Norte