The Eusébio de Queirós Law (Law No. 581), enacted on September 4, 1850, prohibited the slave trade. The law was drafted by the Minister of Justice, Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho Matoso da Câmara (1812-1868), during the Second Reign. It was the first of three laws that would gradually abolish slavery
African Periplus is the name of a series of voyages undertaken by the Portuguese in the 15th century, initially along the Mediterranean Sea, but above all along the coast of Africa. The objective was to find an alternative way to reach the Indies and be able to bring the products without having to
The Equinoctial France represented the second attempt by the French to settle in Brazil, in the Maranhão region between 1612 and 1615. The origin of the name is related to the territory of conquest, since it was close to the Equator line, which was previously called the Equinoctial line. This eve
The Galician José Ramón Rodil resisted waiting for reinforcements from the Peninsula for almost two years in the Fortress of Real Felipe del Callao, which experienced the death or desertion of 2,424 of the 2,800 soldiers who defended it within its walls. The sad epilogue to the wars of emancipation