Historical Person

Antônio Vieira

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📍 Brazil

Antônio Vieira

Gender: Male

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A new Maranhão law regulates Indigenous “rescue” and captivity

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On 9 April 1655, the Crown issued a law governing Indigenous “rescue” and labor in Maranhão. It retained categories through which captives could be transferred into colonial service, despite earlier...