Dutch West India Company seizes Bahia

Category
Trade
Place
Americas
Date
1624
Reference
Excerpts from Books and Wikipedia
The Dutch were forced out by the Spaniards a year later, but they returned in 1630 to claim the Pernambuco region. Between 1637 and 1644, the provincial capital was established in Recife. The Portuguese drove out the Dutch in 1654. [Fortado: 1001 Days]

This event is linked to the following periods

PeriodMiner
Begin
End
Category
Colonial Crucible
1600
1810
Latin American
Dutch Republic
1581
1795
Dutch