Domingos Fernandes Calabar
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Key Takeaways
- Domingos Fernandes Calabar (c.
- He first fought for Portugal against the Netherlands before switching sides and fighting for the Netherlands.
- Personal life Little is known of Calabar's life in Brazil.
- He was baptized as a Catholic on 15 March 1610.
- It is also believed that he was a mulatto; however, several chroniclers dispute this and claim that he was a mameluco.
Domingos Fernandes Calabar (c. 1600–1635) was a Portuguese soldier, smuggler, and plantation owner during the time of the intrusion into Brazil by people connected with the Dutch Republic. He first fought for Portugal against the Netherlands before switching sides and fighting for the Netherlands. He was eventually captured and executed by the Portuguese for treason.
Personal life
Little is known of Calabar's life in Brazil. Calabar was born around 1600 in Alagoas, then part of the Captaincy of Pernambuco. He was baptized as a Catholic on 15 March 1610. Calabar studied with the Jesuits, and it is believed that he made money from smuggling. It is also believed that he was a mulatto; however, several chroniclers dispute this and claim that he was a mameluco.
With the Portuguese
In 1580, Portugal passed under the Spanish rule by marriage of King Philip II with a Portuguese Princess after the death of her brother the King. The Netherlands were an ally of Portugal until then, but an enemy of the Spaniards. Strong merchant ties between the Netherlands and Portugal resulted in the establishment of a truce which lasted until 1621, when fighting between the Dutch and Portuguese began. The Dutch West India Company invaded Bahia, a state of Brazil, and was subsequently expelled in 1625 by a Spanish and Portuguese army.
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