José Bonifacio de Andrada e Silva was a Brazilian scientist, politician and statesman whose ideas and political influence were decisive for Brazils Independence. José Bonifácio with the Commendation of the Order of Christ Education and Scientific Career He was born in 1763, in the city of Santos,
Francisco Pizarro and the Spaniards arrived in Pachacámac at the end of 1534. They came from Jauja looking for a place to found the capital of Peru. On January 6, 1535, a group of soldiers went to explore the Rímac Valley. A week later the expedition returned saying that they had found the perfect p
Jean-Baptiste Debret (1768-1848) was a French painter who left a very important collection for the study of Brazilian history. He was Napoleons court painter, as well as being official painter of the Portuguese Crown in Brazil. It is for this reason that his works depict official events and that he
The Sete Povos das Missões region resulted from the Spanish governments strategy for the colonization of the Rio de la Plata region, in Spanish America. Location The regions were formed by São Francisco Borja, founded in 1682, São Nicolau (1687) and São Luiz Gonzaga (1687). They were also integrate