1500 ⟶ Pinzón's Encounter with Brazil and the Treaty of Tordesillas

Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón encounters Brazil but...
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🗺️ Pinzón's Encounter with Brazil and the Treaty of Tordesillas

Spanish navigator Vicente Yáñez Pinzón encounters Brazil but is prevented from claiming it by the Treaty of Tordesillas.⟶
Pinzón's Encounter with Brazil and the Treaty of Tordesillas (1500)
Age of ExplorationColonialismSpanish EmpirePortuguese Empire
BrazilBrazilSpainSpainPortugalPortugal

🇵🇹 Cabral Claims Brazil for Portugal

Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal.⟶
Cabral Claims Brazil for Portugal (1500)
ExplorationColonialismPortuguese EmpireAge of Discovery
PortugalPortugalBrazilBrazil

🏠 Portuguese Foundation of São Vicente

Foundation of São Vicente, the first permanent Portuguese settlement in the Americas.⟶
Portuguese Foundation of São Vicente (1532)
ColonizationPortuguese EmpireSettlementExplorationColonialismAtlantic World
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

🏘️ Establishment of Salvador, Bahia, as the Capital of Brazil

Tomé de Sousa establishes Salvador in Bahia, north-east of Brazil.⟶
Establishment of Salvador, Bahia, as the Capital of Brazil (1549)
ColonizationPortuguese EmpireSettlementColonialismFoundationCapital CityExplorationGovernance
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

🏘️ Foundation of Rio de Janeiro

Estácio de Sá establishes Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.⟶
Foundation of Rio de Janeiro (1565)
ColonizationPortuguese EmpireExplorationColonialismUrbanization
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

🗺️ Spain Acquires Territories in Africa and Establishes Administrative Control

Spain acquires its first permanent holding in Africa from the Portuguese, which is administered by the newly-established La Plata Viceroyalty.⟶
Spain Acquires Territories in Africa and Establishes Administrative Control (1778)
ColonialismImperialismSpanish EmpirePortuguese EmpireTerritorial AcquisitionPolitical Administration
SpainSpainPortugalPortugalArgentinaArgentina