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A privileged company is chartered to expand northern colonial commerce

📅 7 Yüni 1755

On 7 June 1755, a royal charter confirmed the Companhia Geral do Grão-Pará e Maranhão. The company received commercial privileges as the Crown sought to draw the northern region more tightly into...

The Pernambuco and Paraíba company receives a commercial monopoly

📅 13 Ougùstùs 1759

On 13 August 1759, an alvará confirmed the Companhia Geral de Pernambuco e Paraíba. The company received a 20-year monopoly over commerce in Pernambuco and associated captaincies. In a region where...