Portuguese conquest of the Amazon

Portuguese conquest of the Amazon
Part of the Portuguese colonization of the Americas

"Possession of the Amazon" by Fernandes Machado, 1925
Date16th—18th century
Location
Amazon River
Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire
Spanish Empire		 Indigenous groups
Dutch Republic
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of Ireland

The Portuguese conquest of the Amazon was the process by which the Portuguese established control over the Amazon basin from the 16th to 18th century.[1][2][3][4]

The period was marked by violent confrontations as Portuguese forces expelled the English, French, Dutch and Irish who had arrived to establish trade and control territory by building permanent forts along the riverbanks.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Military Review. Vol. 76 (2 ed.). 1996. p. 39.
  2. ^ a b Rivers and Shores (PDF). 2019. p. 44.
  3. ^ Ibáñez-Bonillo, Pablo (2016). The Portuguese conquest of the Amazon Estuary : identity, war, frontier (1612-1654).
  4. ^ Portuguese Colonization of the Amazon Region, 1640-1706. 2005.
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