History of Brazil. Volume 3
Romantic poet Robert Southey (1774–1843) was poet laureate from 1813 to 1843. He was also a noted Portuguese scholar and between 1810 and 1819 published this influential three-volume work. Volume 3 covers the period between 1686 and 1808, and concludes with a review of the country's progress.
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9781108052863, 9781139381482, 110805286X, 1139381482
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Print version:
Preface; 31. Measures of Gomes Freyre at Maranham; 32. First laws of the mines; 33. Alarm of invasion at the Rio; 34. Foundation of the town of Tarija; 35. Antequera sent to Asumpcion as judge; 36. D. Lourenco de Almeida governor of Minas Geraes; 37. Growing importance of Montevideo; 38. First cattle introduced into Paraguay; 39. Characters of Ferdinand VI and his queen; 40. Character of Pombal; 41. Companies of Maranham and Pernambuco established; 42. Zeballos recalled from the Plata; 43. Praca dos Przeres destroyed; 44. View of the state of Brazil; Notes; Index.
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