Frontier
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A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary, particularly zones at the edge of settled or governed territory. The concept carries distinct meanings in
A restored pioneer house at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas.
Australian bushman with his dog and horse, c. 1910
Lampião's outlaw band, wearing traditional sertanejo attire. The mythology built on the image of cangaceiros defines Brazil's view of the Sertão as a frontier.
Posse da Amazônia, by Fernandes Machado (1924). Represents Pedro Teixeira taking possession of the Amazon for the Portuguese Empire.
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
Frontier
…were to enslave indigenous peoples in the deep interior and to look for rare minerals. Those who partook in these expeditions came to be known as Bandeirantes, and they raided Jesuit missions and indigenous villages alike. The expeditions reached well beyond the Treaty of Tordesillas limits agreed by Portugal…
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