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State Of Grão-Pará And Rio Negro
The State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro ( pt, Estado do Grão-Pará e Rio Negro) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire. History The state was created in 1772 by order of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, the Secretary of the State for Joseph I of Portugal. The state was created because of the economic success of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo split that state into two states, the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro and the State of Maranhão and Piauí, thinking that this would cause even better economic conditions, though the state split would prove a failure. In 1775, due to economical issues in Belém and São Luis, both the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro and the State of Maranhão and Piauí were merged into the State of Brazil, formally unifying Portuguese America into one colony. However, the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro would remain autonomous of the Brazilian colonial government un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of States Of The Portuguese Empire
{{Unreferenced, date=May 2013 This is a list of territories of the Portuguese Empire ( pt, Império Português), that at various times were officially called "states" (''estados''): *Portuguese India, State of India (''Estado da Índia'') (1505–1961) *State of Brazil (''Estado do Brasil'') (1621–1815) *State of Maranhão (colonial), State of Maranhão (''Estado do Maranhão'') (1621–1751) *State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão (''Estado do Grão-Pará e Maranhão'') (1751–1772) *State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro (''Estado do Grão-Pará e Rio Negro'') (1772–1775) *State of Maranhão and Piauí (''Estado do Maranhão e Piauí'') (1772–1775) *Portuguese Angola, State of Angola (''Estado de Angola'') (1972–1975) *Portuguese Mozambique, State of Mozambique (''Estado de Moçambique'') (1972–1975) Colonial states of the Portuguese Empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |