The history of Brazil, 1500-1627 / Frei Vincente do Salvador ; translated and edited by Timothy Coates ; foreword by Alida C. Metcalf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vicente, do Salvador, Frei, 1564-1639?, author.

Contributor:

Coates, Timothy J., 1952- translator.

Metcalf, Alida C., 1954- writer of foreword.

Series:

Classic histories from the Portuguese-speaking world in translation ; 4.

Classic histories from the Portuguese-speaking world in translation ; 4

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Brazil--History--1500-1548.

Brazil.

Brazil--History--1549-1762.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dartmouth : Tagus Press, [2022?]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: THE HISTORY OF BRAZIL BY FREI VICENTE DO SALVADOR

BOOK 1 The Discovery of Brazil, the Customs of Its Natives, Its Birds, Fish, Animals, etc. All of Brazil

ch. 1 How This State Was Discovered

ch. 2 The Name of Brazil

ch. 3 Mapping Brazil's Coast and Land Boundaries with Peru and the Spanish Indies

ch. 4 The Weather and Climate of Brazil

ch. 5 The Mines of Metal and Precious Stones in Brazil

ch. 6 The Native Trees of Brazil

ch. 7 Medicinal Uses for Trees and Herbs and Their Other Hidden Qualities

ch. 8 Staple Crops Grown in Brazil

ch. 9 Brazil's Animals and Insects

ch. 10 The Birds

ch. 11 The Other Things on the Sea and Land of Brazil

ch. 12 The Origin of the Peoples of Brazil and the Diversity of Their Languages

ch. 13 Native Villages

ch. 14 Native Marriages and Raising Children

ch. 15 How the Natives Cure Their Sick and Bury Their Dead

ch. 16 How the Natives of Brazil Conduct War

ch. 17 War Prisoners

BOOK 2 The History of Brazil at the Time of Its Discovery

ch. 1 How the Discovery of Brazil Continued and Orders Were Issued for Its Settlement

ch. 2 The Captaincies and Lands That the King Awarded to the Brothers Pero Lopes and Martim Afonso de Sousa

ch. 3 The Lands and Captaincy That the King Awarded to Pedro de Gois

ch. 4 The Lands and Captaincy of Espirito Santo That the King Awarded to Vasco Fernandes Coutinho

ch. 5 The Captaincy of Porto Seguro

ch. 6 The Captaincy of Hheus

ch. 7 The Captaincy of Bahia

ch. 8 The Captaincy of Pernambuco, Which the King Awarded to Duarte Coelho

ch. 9 How Duarte Coelho Sailed the Coastline of His Captaincy, Conducted War against the French, Made Peace with the Natives, and Returned to Portugal

ch. 10 How Jeronimo de Albuquerque Governed the Captaincy of Pernambuco in the Absence of Duarte Coelho; What Occurred Then

ch. 11 The Captaincy of Itamaraca

ch. 12 What Happened in the Captaincy of Itamaraca after the Departure of Donatary Pero Lopes de Sousa

ch. 13 The Lands and Captaincy That King D. Joao III Awarded to Joao de Barros

ch. 14 The Lands and Captaincy of Maranhio That King D. Joao III Awarded to Luis de Melo da Silva

BOOK 3 The History of Brazil from the Time Tome de Sousa Governed to the Arrival of Manuel Teles Barreto (1549

80)

ch. 1 How the King Again Ordered the Colonization of Bahia by Tome de Sousa, the First Governor General of Brazil

ch. 2 The Other Two Fleets That the King Sent to Bahia with People and Provisions

ch. 3 The Second Governor-General the King Sent to Brazil

ch. 4 Regarding a Ship Bound for India, Forced to Dock in Bahia during the Rule of Governor D. Duarte da Costa

ch. 5 Another Ship Bound for India That Cast Anchor in Bahia

ch. 6 Mem de Sa, the Third Governor of Brazil

ch. 7 How the Governor Sent His Son Fernao de Sa to Assist Vasco Fernandes Coutinho and How He Was Killed There by Natives

ch. 8 The Arrival of the French in Rio de Janeiro and the War Waged by the Governor

ch. 9 How the Governor Returned to Bahia from Rio de Janeiro and the Fortune of a Ship Bound for India That Provisioned There

ch. 10 How the Tamoios of Rio de Janeiro Afflicted the People of the Captaincy of Sao Vicente and How the Governor Ordered a Second War against Them

ch. 11 What Occurred on Jorge de Albuquerque's Journey from Pemambuco to Portugal

ch. 12 How Governor Mem de Sa Returned to Rio de Janeiro and Founded the City of Saint Sebastian de Rio de Janeiro and the Other Things He Did There until Returning to Bahia

ch. 13 How the Governor Returned to Bahia and a Ship Bound for India Sheltered There

ch. 14 After the Governor Left, How the Tamoios and the French Went from Cabo Frio to Rio de Janeiro to Capture a Village and What Followed

ch. 15 The Wars in Pemambuco at That Time

ch. 16 How D. Luis Fernandes de Vasconcelos Was Killed by Pirates on His Journey to Become the Governor of Brazil

ch. 17 The Death of Governor Mem de Sa

ch. 18 How King D. Sebastiao Appointed Cristovao de Barros as Captain-Major to Govern Rio de Janeiro

ch. 19 The Fourth Governor of Brazil, Luis de Brito de Almeida, and His Journey to the Real River

ch. 20 The Expeditions into the Interior at That Time

ch. 21 The Differences between the Governor and the Bishop regarding a Prisoner Sheltering in a Church

ch. 22 The Beginning of the Rebellion and Wars with the Natives of Paraiba

ch. 23 How the King Divided the Government of Brazil, Sending Doctor Antonio de Selema to Govern Rio de Janeiro and Porto Seguro and the Other Southern Captaincies, and Governor Luis de Brito to Govern Bahia and the Other Northern Captaincies and How He Conquered Paraiba

ch. 24 How Governor Luis de Brito Ordered the Superior Court Magistrate Ferndo da Silva to Lead the Conquest of Paraiba and How He Later Went in Person but Could Not Reach It because of Contrary Winds

ch. 25 An Excursion from Pernambuco into the Interior

ch. 26 The Death of Governor Lourenco da Veiga

BOOK 4 The History of Brazil When It Was Governed by Manuel Teles Barreto (1584

88) until the Arrival of Governor Gaspar de Sousa (1613)

ch. 1 How Governor Manuel Teles Barreto Came to Rule Brazil and What Happened to Some French and English Ships in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Vicente

ch. 2 The Fleet Sent by His Majesty to the Straits of Magellan Led by General Diogo Flores de Valdez and Its Success

ch. 3 On the Assistance Requested by Paraiba from Governor Manuel Teles and the Resolution regarding It

ch. 4 How Doctor Martim Leitao, Superior Court Magistrate, Was Sent by the Governor with General Diogo Flores de Valdez to Conquer Paraiba and Build a Fort at the River's Mouth

ch. 5 The Assistance Sent to Paraiba because of the Efforts of the Head Justice

ch. 6 How the Superior Court Magistrate Martim Leitdo Went to Paraiba the First Time, How the Trip Was Organized, and the First Siege

ch. 7 How Peace Was Attempted with Braco de Peixe and When He Declined, How They Conducted War

ch. 8 How General Martim Leitao Arrived at the Fort and Ordered Captain Joao Pais to the Bay of Traicao and Afterward Departed for Pemambuco

ch. 9 How Captain Castejon Fled the Fort and the Superior Court Magistrate Apprehended Him and Provided for the Soldiers

ch. 10 How Braco de Peixe Asked for Peace and Assistance against the Potiguaras and the Superior Court Magistrate Returned to Paraiba to Establish a Town

ch. 11 How the Magistrate Went to the Bay of Traifao

ch. 12 How They Left the Bay of Traicio for Tujucupapo and Returned to Pemambuco

ch. 13 The Arrival of Captain Morales from Portugal and the Return of the Superior Court Magistrate to Paraiba

ch. 14 How the Superior Court Magistrate Left Paraiba for Copaoba

ch. 15 Once Copaoba Was Destroyed, How They Searched for Tujucupapo

ch. 16 After Disbanding the People, How the Superior Court Magistrate Constructed the Fort of Sao Sebastiao

ch. 17 The Great Treachery of the Natives of Sergipe toward the Men of Bahia and the War Conducted by the Governor against the Aimore's

ch. 18 The Death of Governor Manuel Teles de Barreto and How Bishop D. Antonio Barreiros, the Head Superintendent Cristovao de Barros, and the Superior Court Magistrate Governed in His Place

ch. 19 Regarding Three English Ships That Came to Bahia at That Time

ch. 20 The War Conducted by Cristovao de Barros against the Natives of Sergipe

ch. 21 An Expedition into the Interior Seeking Natives Who Fled from the Wars in Sergipe and Other Natives

ch. 22 On the Continued Wars in Paraiba against the Potiguaras, Who Were Assisted by the French

ch. 23 How Francisco Giraldes was Appointed Governor of Brazil but Never Arrived, He Returned to Portugal and Died; D. Francisco de Sousa Came as the Seventh Governor

ch. 24 On the Journey Gabriel Soares de Sousa Made to the Mines in the Interior, Which Was Halted by His Death

ch. 25 How Feliciano Coelho de Carvalho Came to Govern Paraiba and Continue the Wars There

Chapter 30

ch. 31 How Manuel Mascarenhas Homem Built the Fort of Rio Grande and the Assistance Sent to Him by Feliciano Coelho de Carvalho

ch. 32 Once the Fort at the Rio Grande Was Completed, It Was Turned Over to Captain Jeronimo de Albuquerque. The Captains from Pemambuco and Paraiba Returned Home; Their Battles with the Potiguaras along the Way

ch. 33 How Jeronimo de Albuquerque Made Peace with the Potiguaras and Began to Colonize the Rio Grande

ch. 34 How the Governor-General Went to the Mines in Sio Vicente and Alvaro de Carvalho Continued Governing Bahia and the Dutch Who Came There

ch. 35 The War with the Native Aimore's and How Captain-Major Alvaro de Carvalho Made Peace with Them

ch. 36 What the Governor Did in the Mines

ch. 37 The Eighth Governor of Brazil and the First Who Came via Pernambuco, Diogo Botelho; How He Brought Those Shipwrecked from a Nau from India on the Island of Fernando da Noronha

ch. 38 The Expedition of Pero Coelho de Sousa to Paraxba and the Mountains of Boapaba, Done with the Governor's Permission

ch. 39 The Passion Shown by Governor Diogo Botelho in Converting Natives Using Priests

ch. 40 How the Governor Went from Pernambuco to Bahia and Sent Zorobabeto Paraiba with His Potiguaras to Paraiba to Follow the Escaped Negros from Guinea at Palmares on the Itapucuru River; How Whaling Began

ch. 41 How Zorobabe' Arrived in Paraiba and Was Suspected of Rebellion, Imprisoned, and Sent to Portugal

Contents note continued: ch. 42 What Happened to a Flemish Nau on Business in the Captaincy of Espirito Santo Loading Brazilwood

ch. 43 Pero Coelho de Sousa's Disastrous Second Expedition to the Boapabe Mountains

ch. 44 The Mission and Expedition by Two Jesuits Ordered by Governor Diogo Botelho to the Same Boapaba Mountains; How Different Orders Pray

ch. 45 How Governor D. Diogo de Menezes Came to Rule Bahia and Preside over the High Court

ch. 46 How D. Francisco de Sousa Came to Brazil to Govern the Southern Captaincies and regarding His Death

ch. 47 On the New Invention of the Sugar Mill

Additional Section 1 From the Santuario Mariano

Additional Section 2 From the Santuario Mariano

BOOK 5 The History of Brazil from the Time of Governor Gaspar de Sousa (1613

17) until the Arrival of Governor Diogo Luis de Oliveira (1627)

ch. 1 The Arrival of the Tenth Governor of Brazil, Gaspar de Sousa, and How He Came via Pemambuco to Organize the Conquest of Maranhao

ch. 2 How the Governor Ordered Jeronimo de Albuquerque to Conquer Maranhao

ch. 3 The War in Maranhao and the Victory That Was Achieved

ch. 4 The Truce Made between Our Forces and the French in Maranhao

ch. 5 Regarding Francisco Caldeira de Castelo Branco Who Was Sent to Maranhao by Governor Gaspar de Sousa to Provide Assistance

ch. 6 How Captain Baltasar de Aragao Left Bahia with a Fleet to Fight the French and How He Lost

ch. 7 Governor Gaspar de Sousa's Journey from Pemambuco to Bahia and What He Did There

ch. 8 How the Governor Returned to Pemambuco and Sent Alexandre de Moura to Maranhao

ch. 9 Regarding a Dutch Fleet Passing by Rio de Janeiro for the Straits of Magellan and a French Fleet Loading Brazilwood at Cape Frio

ch. 18 How Henrique Correia da Silva Was Appointed Governor of Brazil but Did Not Arrive, Why This Occurred, and How Diogo Mendonca Furtado Came in His Place

ch. 19 The Arrival of Governor Diogo de Mendonca in Bahia and the Departure for Portugal of His Predecessor D. Luis de Sousa

ch. 20 How Antonio Barreiros, the Son of the Head of the Treasury, Was Appointed to Govern Maranhao by Governor-General Diogo de Mendonca Furtado and Bento Maciel to Rule Grao-Para; Captain Luis Aranha Was Sent to Explore North of the Cape by Order of His Majesty

ch. 21 The Fortifications and Other Good Works Completed in Bahia by Governor Diogo de Mendonca Furtado and the Questions Existing among the Governor, the Bishop, and Others

ch. 22 How the Dutch Captured Bahia

ch. 23 How Governor Diogo de Mendonca Was Captured by the Dutch and Their Colonel Jan Van Dorth Governed the City

ch. 24 How the Bishop Was Elected by the People to Be the Captain-Major and Matias de Albuquerque in Pernambuco Was Made Governor-General

ch. 25 How the Dutch Colonel Jan Van Dorth Was Killed and Was Succeeded by Albert Schouten and the Bishop Planned an Assault from His Encampment

ch. 26 The Assaults Undertaken When the Bishop Governed

ch. 27 Other Attacks against the Dutch along the Coast

ch. 28 The Ships and People the Dutch Captured in the Harbor of Salvador

ch. 29 After He Received the Appointment as Governor, Matias de Albuquerque Turned to Assisting Bahia and Fortifying Pernambuco; Francisco Coelho de Carvalho, the Governor of Maranhao, Remained in Pernambuco

ch. 30 In Pernambuco, How Governor-General Matias de Albuquerque Appointed Francisco Nunes Marinho as Captain General of Bahia and the Death of the Bishop

ch. 31 The Encounters with the Dutch While Captain-Major Francisco Nunes Marinho Governed Our Camp

ch. 32 How D. Francisco de Moura Was Ordered by His Majesty to Come Aid Bahia and Govern the Camp

ch. 33 The Death of Colonel Albert Schouten and the Succession of His Brother, Willem Schouten, and the Continuation of the Raids

ch. 34 The Fleet Sent by His Majesty to Recover Bahia and the Portuguese Nobles Who Joined It

ch. 35 The Financial Contributions of the King's Portuguese Vassals for This Fleet

ch. 36 How the Portuguese Fleet Awaited the Spanish Ships in Cape Verde and Sailed Together to Bahia

ch. 37 How Salvador Correia from Rio de Janeiro and Jeronimo Cavalcanti from Pemambuco Came to the Aid of Bahia and What Occurred with the Dutch on the Way

ch. 38 How Those on the Armada Disembarked and the Dutch Attacked Them at Sao Bento, When the First Battery Was Located1

ch. 39 About the Second Battery at the Monastery of Carmo with General Dom Fadrique de Toledo and Two Other Batteries Created from It

ch. 40 Regarding the Other Trenches Dug near Sao Bento and How the French and the Dutch Were Divided

ch. 41 How the Dutch Soldiers Rebelled against Their Colonel Willem Schouten, Removed Him from Office, and Elected His Replacement

ch. 42 How the Dutch Agreed to Surrender

ch. 43 How the City Was Reoccupied; the Thanks Given to God for the Victory and the News Sent to Spain

ch. 44 The War Governor Matias de Albuquerque Ordered against the Natives of the Copaoba Mountains Who Rebelled While the Dutch Were Here

ch. 45 On the Fleet That Came from Holland to A id the Dutch and What Else Occurred until Our Fleet Departed

ch. 46 The Return of Our Fleet to Portugal and the Dutch to Their Land

ch. 47 How Governor Matias de Albuquerque Ordered a Party to Locate the Cargo of a Nau from India Shipwrecked on Santa Helena Island

ch. 48 Regarding the Dutch Who Sailed along the Coast of Bahia to Paraiba in the Year 1626 and the Departure of Governor Francisco Coelho de Carvalho for Maranhao

ch. 49 How Diogo Luis de Oliveira Arrived to Govern Brazil and His Predecessor Matias de Albuquerque Departed for Portugal

Additional Section 3 From the Santuario Mariano.

Notes:

Translated from the Portuguese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781951470173

1951470176

OCLC:

1350353953

Publisher Number:

99993426985