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Mauritsstad (or Mauritius) was the
capital of
Dutch Brazil, and is now a part of the
Brazilian city of Recife. A
Dutch fleet of 65
ships led by Hendrick...
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colonization of the Americas. The main
cities of the
colony were the
capital Mauritsstad (today part of Recife),
Frederikstadt (João Pessoa),
Nieuw Amsterdam...
- the
second biggest Dutch city in
Brazil during colonial period after Mauritsstad), Pernambuco,
Alagoas and Rio
Grande do Norte.
During the 19th and 20th...
- The
Kahal Zur
Israel Synagogue in
Mauritsstad (Recife) is the
oldest synagogue in the Americas. An
estimated number of 700 Jews
lived in
Dutch Brazil...
- large-scale
production of
sugar cane. At one point, it was
known as
Mauritsstad, when it
served as the
capital city of the 17th
century colony of New...
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Company conquered part of Brazil, and the
colony of New
Holland (capital
Mauritsstad, present-day Recife) was founded. John
Maurice of N****au
prince of N****au-Siegen...
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administration issues and
promoted extensive urban reform in
Recife (
Mauritsstad). He
granted religious freedom;
under his government, the
first synagogue...
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Frederik Hendrik, a
pentagonal fortress built by the
Dutch in 1630 near
Mauritsstad, the
capital of
Dutch Brazil, and
named after Frederick Henry, Prince...
- same year, the
colony of New
Holland was founded, with a
capital in
Mauritsstad (present-day Recife). In the meantime, the war
demanded so many of its...
- men, as well as
other garrisons of New Holland,
joined in the area of
Mauritsstad (modern-day Recife) in
order to make a last stand. However,
after fierce...
