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Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founds the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded...

Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon. These French colonists had established themselves in 1555 at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in a settlement known as France Antarctique. He was the founder of Rio de Janeiro, now the second largest city in Brazil.

Historical Significance

Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer.

Events Before

  1. The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and

    The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

  2. Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels

    Influential politician Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels

  3. England and France sign the Treaty of Troyes

    England and France sign the Treaty of Troyes

  4. (-31st) The first battle of Öland (between the islands of Gotland and Öland): Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden

    (-31st) The first battle of Öland (between the islands of Gotland and Öland): Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden

  5. Robert Dudley becomes Earl of Leicester

    Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.

Events After

  1. Foundation stone laid for the new city of La Valletta in Malta by Knights Hospitaller Grand Master Jean de Valette

    Fra' Jean "Parisot" de (la) Valette (la) valɛt]; c. 4 February 1495 – 21 August 1568) was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568.

  2. Three hundred nobles in the Habsburg Netherlands submit the Compromise of Nobles petition to Margaret of Parma against t

    Three hundred nobles in the Habsburg Netherlands submit the Compromise of Nobles petition to Margaret of Parma against the Inquisition and the enforcement of the placards against heresy

  3. Tribunal convicts Agnes Waterhouse of witchcraft and sentences her to be the first British woman executed for the crime

    Tribunal convicts Agnes Waterhouse of witchcraft and sentences her to be the first British woman executed for the crime (Chelmsford, England)

  4. Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England

    Great Britain executes Agnes Waterhouse, the first British woman convicted of witchcraft in Chelmsford, England

  5. Protestant Iconoclasm "Beeldenstorm" (Iconoclastic Fury) begins in the European Low Countries

    Protestant Iconoclasm "Beeldenstorm" (Iconoclastic Fury) begins in the European Low Countries

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on March 1, 1565?
Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer. Sá travelled to the colony of Brazil on the orders of the Portuguese crown to wage war on the French colonists commanded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon. These French colonists had established themselves in 1555 at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, in a settlement known as France Antarctique.
Why is Portuguese soldier Estácio de Sá founds the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil significant?
Estácio de Sá (1520 – 20 February 1567) was a Portuguese soldier and officer.

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