Robert Southey (1774–1843), Romantic poet and friend of Coleridge, was poet laureate from 1813 to 1843. As well as being distinguished in verse, he also produced successful historical works and was a noted scholar of Portuguese. Between 1810 and 1819 he published this influential three-volume history, drawing on his extensive collection of Portuguese and Spanish books. Originally intended to be part of a larger work on the history of Portugal, this project evolved to focus on Brazil, beginning with its discovery and colonisation by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century and concluding with the relocation of the Portuguese court to Brazil during the Peninsular War. Volume 1 begins with the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese in 1500 and covers the events up to 1639. This includes the attempts of the French and Dutch to colonise Brazil, and the attempts of the Jesuits to convert the indigenous people.

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- Date Published: October 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108052849
- length: 684 pages
- dimensions: 254 x 178 x 35 mm
- weight: 1.17kg
- contains: 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Pinzon discovers the coast of Brazil
2. Voyage of Pinzon and Solis
3. Voyage of Sebastian Cabot
4. Expedition of Diego de Ordas
5. Cabeza de Vaca succeeds Mendoza
6. Expedition of Hernando de Ribera
7. Hans Stade sails with Senabria for Paraguay
8. Thome de Sousa appointed governor general of Brazil
9. D. Duarte da Costa governor
10. Luiz de Vasconcellos appointed governor
11. Disputes on the frontier of Brazil
12. The French driven from Paraiba
13. Attempts on the side of Maranham
14. Establishment of a West Indian Company in Holland
15. Camp of Bom Jesus formed
16. Emigration from Pernambuco
17. St Jorge da Mina attacked and taken by the Dutch
18. Affairs of Maranham
Notes.
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