Pursuing empire : : Brazilians, the Dutch and the Portuguese in Brazil and the South Atlantic, c.1620-1660 / / edited by Cátia Antunes.

• Superior document: European expansion and indigenous response ; Volume 41
• TeilnehmendeR: Antunes, Cátia, 1976-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: European expansion and indigenous response ; Volume 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.

"Peoples living on the shores of the South Atlantic during the first sixty years of the seventeenth century were confronted with challenges imposed by colonial occupation, disputes between empires and continuous warfare. While the future of the Dutch and Portuguese empires was being decided with unparalleled violence, common people faced daily challenges to survive institutional and political interests beyond their control. This book takes the perspective of individuals, families and groups of interest in their daily strive to survive a European pursuit of empire"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- General Series Editor's Preface -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Before, during and after Conquest: The Brazilians, the Dutch, and the Portugue -- 1 The Context -- 2 The Dutch in the South Atlantic -- 3 Changing Perspectives and Introducing a New Research Agenda -- 2 Dutch and Portuguese Rivalry in the South Atlantic: Exchange and Refusal -- 1 The Debate on European Models of Expansion -- 2 The Portuguese Logistics of Action -- 3 The Dutch West India Company -- 4 Comparison and Local Agency -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- 3 Dutch and Portuguese Encounters in the South Atlantic: A Business Perspective, 1590s-1670s -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Monopolies and Private Merchant Communities -- 3 Private Participation in the South Atlantic Trade -- 3.1 Private Participation in the Monopolies -- 3.2 Private Actors' Direct Participation in the South Atlantic Trade -- 4 Conclusion -- 4 Brazil, Maranhão, Philip III, and the Dutch -- 1 Brazil as a 'New Peru' -- 2 New Forms of Fiscal Control and New Sources of Revenue -- 3 Conclusion -- 5 Martyrdom after Tolerance: Solidifying Confessional Boundaries in Dutch Brazil -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Tolerance and the Dutch Reformed Church -- 3 Negotiating Religious Freedom and Solidification of Confessional Lines, 1630-1645 -- 4 The Collapse of Coexistence -- 5 The Portuguese Revolt -- 6 Antonio Paräupába and the Martyrdom of Potí -- 6 Daily Life and Resistance in the Dutch West India Company Army in Brazil (1630-1654) -- 1 The Rules of the Game: Laws of Behaviour in the Army of the WIC -- 2 Breaking the Rules: Careers and Opportunities -- 3 Conclusion -- 7 Daily Life in Dutch Brazil: Insights from the Notebooks of the Inquisitorial Prosecutors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Calvinist Husbands, Catholic Wives: Weddings in Dutch Brazil.

3 Deviant Catholic Clergy: Tales of Collaboration and Career Ascension -- 4 Fruitless Chase -- 5 Final Considerations -- 8 Trading to Brazil: Continuities and Changes in Cross-cultural Business Networks, 1621-1668 -- 1 Fighting for the Atlantic -- 2 Cross-Cultural Networks: Partnerships and Business Choices -- 3 Economic Legacies of Dutch Brazil: The Cases of Marcus Broen and Rui Gomes da Fronteira -- 4 Final Remarks -- 9 The Dutch Republic's Brazil Trade after 1654 -- 1 Trade in the South Atlantic -- 2 Trade in Europe -- 3 Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Index.