Mauritsstad (or Mauritius) was the capital of Dutch Brazil, and is now a part of the Brazilian city of Recife. A Dutch fleet of 65 ships led by Hendrick...

colonization of the Americas. The main cities of the colony were the capital Mauritsstad (today part of Recife), Frederikstadt (João Pessoa), Nieuw Amsterdam...

Company conquered part of Brazil, and the colony of New Holland (capital Mauritsstad, present-day Recife) was founded. John Maurice of Nassau prince of Nassau-Siegen...

The Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue in Mauritsstad (Recife) is the oldest synagogue in the Americas. An estimated number of 700 Jews lived in Dutch Brazil...

same year, the colony of New Holland was founded, with a capital in Mauritsstad (present-day Recife). In the meantime, the war demanded so many of its...

large-scale production of sugar cane. At one point, it was known as Mauritsstad, when it served as the capital city of the 17th century colony of New...

Nassau Staatsmijn Maurits, a state-owned coal mine in Geleen, Netherlands Mauritsstad, capital of Dutch Brazil and is now a part of Recife Maurice (disambiguation)...

gardens in the then Dutch style, later naming the newly reformed town Mauritsstad, after himself. He was able to pay the high construction costs from the...

John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen between 1640 and 1642 in what was then Mauritsstad, the capital of the Dutch colony of Nova Holanda ("New Holland") - now...

of the territory of Dutch Brazil, renaming the city Mauritsstad. During this period, Mauritsstad became one of the most cosmopolitan cities of the world...

Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue in Mauritsstad (Recife), the first synagogue in the Americas...

administration issues and promoted extensive urban reform in Recife (Mauritsstad). He granted religious freedom; under his government, the first synagogue...

Mauritsstad population (1650) Total 8,000 Ameridians and Negros 3,000 to 4,000 Vrijburghers 3,400 Jews 600...

Peter Schenk the Elder, after Frans Post: View of Mauritsstad, engraving, 1645 (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Rio de Janeiro)...

Brazil. The Dutch West India Company has held the city (which they call Mauritsstad) for more than 23 years. February 9 – Spanish troops led by Don Gabriel...

and Rio Grande do Norte. Among the major Dutch settlements lost are Mauritsstad (Recife), Fort Schoonenborch (Fortaleza), Nieuw-Amsterdam (Natal), and...

buried in the Calvinist church in Mauritsstad on 1 December. The first stronghold built by the Dutch in Mauritsstad was named Fortress Ernestus after...

1630 The Dutch establish the colony of Dutch Brazil. The capital is Mauritsstad (now Recife). Sweden occupies the Duchy of Pomerania. 1631 The Kingdom...

known as Puebla de los Ángeles until 1862. Recife, Brazil – formerly Mauritsstad. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from Pile O' Bones or Pile-of-bones in...

Brazil. The Dutch West India Company has held the city (which they call Mauritsstad) for more than 23 years. February 9 – Spanish troops led by Don Gabriel...

attempts. In 1630, the Dutch captured Pernambuco and made Recife (Dutch: Mauritsstad) their capital. By 1640, they had set up more permanently in Nordeste...

Frederik Hendrik, a pentagonal fortress built by the Dutch in 1630 near Mauritsstad, the capital of Dutch Brazil, and named after Frederick Henry, Prince...

ships with 6000 men. This expeditionary force arrived late in Recife (Mauritsstad) and faced numerous problems. In April 1648, the Portuguese routed the...

During the Dutch invasions in Brazil (1630–1654), the city of Recife (Mauritsstad) was the capital of the Dutch possessions in Portuguese America, called...

Land-en-Zeezicht, Western Cape, South Africa Maspeth, Queens, NYC, New York, USA Mauritsstad, Recife, Brazil Muitzes Kill, Schodack, New York, USA New Dorp, NYC,...

men, as well as other garrisons of New Holland, joined in the area of Mauritsstad (modern-day Recife) in order to make a last stand. However, after fierce...

and Rio Grande do Norte. Among the major Dutch settlements lost are Mauritsstad (Recife), Fort Schoonenborch (Fortaleza), Nieuw-Amsterdam (Natal), and...

Paraná Olinda (1537–1630) - seat city for the Captaincy of Pernambuco Mauritsstad or Cidade Maurícia (1630–1654) - seat city for the Dutch administration...

Holland and end with the Portuguese regaining their captured possessions. Mauritsstad Recapture of Recife (1652–1654) Jaques p.845 Levine, Robert M.; Crocitti...

Olinda's port that supported shipping and catered to seamen, was renamed Mauritsstad. Using bridges to nearby islands, Maurits laid out the capital of New...