Created as a reaction to Protestantism, the Counter-Reformation was marked by repression and the reaffirmation of Catholic dogmas. The Counter-Reform was a movement of reaction of the Catholic Church to the emergence of new Christian doctrines in Europe, in a process known as the Protestant Reforma
The conquest of the Incas took place after the expedition led by the Spaniard Francisco Pizarro captured and executed Emperor Atahualpa. The conquest of the Incas was an undertaking carried out by the Spanish expedition led by Francisco Pizarro . This expedition, which had about 200 men, found the
The conquest of Spanish America was marked by the use of violence against native peoples since the arrival of the Spaniards in 1492. The conquest of Spanish America it was the process of occupation of America by the Spaniards and consequent control over the areas hitherto occupied by native peoples
The Conjuração Baiana is among the so-called Nativist Rebellions that took place between the 17th and 18th centuries in Brazil. By Me. Cláudio FernandesFrom the mid-seventeenth century, with the colonial system already set up in its mercantile and slave-like structure, Brazil had to face a series o
The Council of Trent, which met between the 1540s and 1560s, had as its main objective to reaffirm the dogmas of the Catholic Church. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe Council of Trent , carried out between the 1540s and 1560s, in the homonymous Italian city, had a great impact in the context of the Coun
The Society of Jesus was created in 1534 by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, in the context of the Catholic reaction against the advance of Protestantism. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe 16th century was one of the most troubled in world history, given that throughout its decades several events of great impac
The English colonization in North America differed, in many aspects, from the colonization carried out in Portuguese America. By Fabrício SantosThe 15th century marked the development of sea navigation, which was used for the economic expansion of European countries. Portugal and Spain were the pio
The French colonization exercised dominance in regions of South America, Central America and also in North America. By Fabrício SantosThe maritime expansion started in the 15th century encouraged the rich countries of Europe to look for territories with the objective of conquering them. This was pa
Hereditary captaincies were plots of land established and given to the grantees by the Portuguese king from 1533 onwards. The hereditary captaincies were the first attempt by the Portuguese Crown to organize the occupation and colonization of Brazil. The system was implemented in the 1530s and cons
Calvinism was a religious doctrine that emerged during the Protestant Reformation. Historians understand that this doctrine emerged in a second wave of reformers, and the person responsible for its establishment was the Frenchman John Calvin. Calvinism took advantage of religious tolerance to establ
The pre-colonial period took place from 1500 to 1535. Its main characteristic was the almost absence of effective colonization policies by Portugal in relation to Brazil. The period that began in 1500 with the arrival of Pedro Álvares Cabral to Brazil and it was until the mid-1530s with the creatio
Aleijadinho was one of the greatest Brazilian artists and one of the great representatives of Baroque art made in Brazil in the 18th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesIn his book of poems O Romanceiro da Inconfidência , dedicated to the history of Minas Gerais at the time of the Colonization until t
French Absolutism was the most expressive political phenomenon of early modernity and had Richelieu and Bossuet as its main articulators. The Absolutism was a political phenomenon that characterized the emergence and establishment of the State Modern Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. Fre
Absolutism concentrated all national power in the king and made the monarchs will absolute. This political system emerged from the interests of the emerging bourgeoisie. The Absolutism was a political system that, in general, defended the absolute power of the monarch over the State and was very co
The religious movements that culminated in the great religious reform of the century XVI began in the Middle Ages, through theologians John Wycliffe and Jan Huss. These movements were repressed, but in England and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), reformist ideals persevered in circumstances hidden
By Rainer Sousa If in the medieval period prostitutes were the target of a dilemma between faith and necessity, we realize that the times of the renaissance undertook another set of questions and values to this same type of work. activity. After all, the development of cities established a growth
The French Enlightenment had the support of great intellectuals of the time, such as Voltaire. By Lilian AguiarThe Illuminist movement took place between 1680 and 1780, throughout Europe, especially in France, in the 18th century. The Enlightenment was characterized by the importance given to reas
Slavery and the trafficking of Africans to America helped to build the capitalist world market. By Tales PintoOne of the main characteristics of the trade carried out in the Atlantic Ocean, during the modern period, focused on the exchange of slave workers Africans with European colonies in the Am
By Demercino Junior Southwest of Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state, is the city of Worms, which is known for the manufacture of white wine Liebfraumilch , for its chemical and metallurgical industries and for having hosted, on January 28, 1521, an assembly, convened by Emperor Charles V, wh
During the Middle Ages, a large part of the population did not have access to knowledge, not even the basics of reading and writing, and had no prospect in life of retaining such knowledge. knowledge. What happened in this period is what happens today, financial disparities and opportunities. In t
Reinhard Georg was the best spy who worked for the Soviets before and during World War II. He was of German descent, but embraced communism and considered the Soviet Union his homeland. He was sent by his superiors to Moscow, Tokyo, after first managing to penetrate the state apparatus of National S
Some time ago we dedicated an article to Cola di Rienzo, an apostolic notary of humble origins who lived in the 14th century and was determined to return Rome to its former imperial splendor through a series of revolutionary measures that included the banning of the nobles of the municipal governmen
On July 10, 1942, Philippe Pétain obtained full powers and became the French head of state. For Pétain, the defeat of France is above all moral and political. He launched his National Revolution, authoritarian and conservative, under the slogan Work, Family, Fatherland. Developing a policy of collab
The flu Spanish it was a pandemic that happened between 1918 and 1919, reaching all continents and leaving a balance of at least 50 million dead. Its place of origin is not known, but it is known that it started from a mutation of the Influenza virus. . The first cases were recorded in the United St