đź“… 10 March 1649
On 10 March 1649, João IV established the Companhia Geral do Comércio do Brasil by royal charter. It organized protected commerce and shipping between Portugal and Brazil and served military aims...
đź“… 26 January 1654
On 26 January 1654, Dutch authorities signed the capitulation ending their control of Recife and surrounding territories. The transfer changed the European power governing a major sugar-producing...
đź“… 28 January 1808
On 28 January 1808, the Portuguese prince regent ordered Brazilian ports open to direct trade with Portugal’s friendly nations. The decree ended the colonial commercial monopoly, but it did not end...
đź“… 1 April 1808
The alvará of 1 April 1808 revoked the 1785 restrictions on factories and manufacturing in Brazil. It opened legal space for workshops and industry during the transfer of the Portuguese court to Rio...
đź“… 16 January 1817
A royal charter approved statutes for the Cuiabá Mining Company. Shareholders were required to supply the enslaved laborers they had promised, or provide substitutes under the company rules; a failure...
đź“… 27 December 1831
Armed rebellion spread through Jamaica's western parishes after enslaved workers began refusing plantation labor. Baptist deacon Sam Sharpe had organized a mass strike to demand freedom and wages; the...
