Spanish and Portuguese South America during the Colonial Period; Vol. 2 of 2

Spain having taken part with Napoleon against the English, by granting the former a monthly subsidy, gave the latter power to make reprisals on the Spanish colonies. The first a...

Haus, with the wreck of his army, continued his retreat throughout the night, never halting until seven leagues’ distance lay between him and the scene of his defeat. He then aw...

The appearance of the Dutch as actors on the Brazilian stage arose, as might be expected, from the connection of the Low Countries with Spain and from that of Spain with Portuga...

Mention has more than once been made in the preceding chapter of Antonio Vieyra, the Jesuit, a man of singular ability, who was destined to play a distinguished part in the hist...

The Count of Nassau arrived in _Brazil_ at a critical moment, for the Portuguese were so emboldened by success that even the road between _Recife_ and _Olinda_ was not safe, and...

Notwithstanding Gasca’s wise regulations, the tranquillity of _Peru_ was not of long continuance. It was impossible that a country where anarchy had so long prevailed, and which...

The search for the precious metals had long shared with slave-hunting the efforts of the _Paulistas_ and others. Rumours of the existence of silver and gold had long excited the...

On the termination of the war which liberated _Pernambuco_, Barreto, who it will be remembered shared with Fernandes and Vidal the command of the Portuguese troops, was rewarded...

The mining districts had on several occasions been the scene of serious and prolonged resistance against the constituted authorities, in consequence of the regulations respectin...

In the year 1580 the foundations of a lasting city were laid at _Buenos Ayres_ by De Garay on the same situation as had twice previously been chosen--namely, by Mendoza, and by...

The reign of Jesuitism in Europe was drawing towards its close. For two hundred years the Society had exercised unbounded influence over kings and courts. Its machinery for gove...

In tracing the course of the progress of _Brazil_ it should be mentioned that in the year 1776 the fort of _Nova Coïmbra_ was founded on the Upper _Paraguay_, in the province of...

The discovery of mining districts in the interior of _Brazil_ caused both Spanish and Portuguese statesmen to perceive that the period had arrived when it was desirable, in the...

At the close of the seventeenth century the Portuguese race had established themselves along the whole extent of the coasts of the vast region which now forms the Brazilian Empi...

For some time after the disastrous failure of the attempt of Las Casas to found a colony on the _Pearl Coast_ of _Cumaná_, the northern portion of Spanish South America, from th...

It is satisfactory to know that the treacherous policy which the Dutch had thought themselves strong enough to pursue toward Portugal in her hour of weakness, was followed with...

_Don_ Garcia Raymon was once more appointed to the government of _Chili_, and received one thousand soldiers from Europe and a fourth of that number from _Mexico_. He thus found...

From the date of the removal of Bishop Cárdenas as governor of _Paraguay_ [1648], that province had enjoyed freedom from internal dissensions; until, in 1717, _Don_ Diego Balmac...