A tomada do Rio de Janeiro pelos franceses em 1711

This work describes the French crown military efforts (through two naval campaigns in 1710 and 1711) to obtain control of Brazil - the biggest Portuguese colony 300 years ago. This paper also tells of the influence of Rio de Janeiro’s peculiar geography, regarded both in French plans of taking over...

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Main Author: René Chartrand
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Diretoria do Patrimônio Histórico e Documentação da Marinha 2012-06-01
Series:Navigator
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Online Access:http://www.revistanavigator.com.br/navig15/dossie/N15_dossie4.pdf