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Dutch Recapture of Pernambuco

Type Event Region South America Time 1641

After Portugal's restoration in 1640, pro-Portuguese factions in Dutch-held Pernambuco revolted;…

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  1. 1640–1641Olinda · PernambucoNews of Portugal's restoration reached Brazil, and pro-Portuguese factions in the Pernambuco colony rose in revolt, attempting to return the region to the Portuguese crown and shaking Dutch rule over the northeast's sugar center.
  2. 1641Recife · PernambucoThe Dutch West India Company sent reinforcements from Europe who, under General Hendrick Haecx, defeated the rebels, retook the Recife fortress and surrounding sugar mills, and restored colonial rule over Pernambuco.

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