Borba Gato
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Manuel de Borba Gato was a bandeirante in the Captaincy of São Vicente. He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais. When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário of the to
Bronze statue of Borba Gato by Nicola Rollo, now in the Museu Paulista
Bandeirantes
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Bandeirantes were frontiersmen and explorers in Colonial Brazil who, from the early 16th century, participated in inland expeditions to find precious metals and enslave indigenous peoples. They played
Borba Gato
…Manuel de Borba Gato (São Paulo, 1649 – Sabará, 1734) was a bandeirante in the Captaincy of São Vicente. He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais. When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário…
Domingos Jorge Velho and Antônio F. de Abreu, by Benedito Calixto
Departure of the bandeirantes from Porto Feliz for an expedition to the Brazilian interior
Painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret depicting bandeiras enslaving Guaraní people in the Brazilian interior
A battle between the militia of Mogi das Cruzes and the Botocudos