What the records say
- When
- 1654 – 28 Jan 1654
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 8.05° S, 34.88° W
- Description
- 1654 conquest
Dutch Brazil
Dutch possession in South America between 1630–1654
Dutch Brazil, also known as New Holland, was a colony of the Dutch Republic in the northeastern portion of modern-day Brazil, controlled from 1630 to 1654 during Dutch colonization of the Americas. The main cities of the colony were the capital Mauritsstad, Frederikstadt, Nieuw Amsterdam (Natal), Saint Louis, São Cristóvão, Fort Schoonenborch (Fortaleza), Sirinhaém, and Olinda.
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