Matias de Albuquerque, Count of Alegrete was a Portuguese colonial administrator and soldier. He was nicknamed "Hero of Two Continents" for his performance, beginning in 1624, against the Dutch invade
Matias de Albuquerque
Seventeenth-century view of Olinda
View of the city of Maurícia (Recife) by Pieter Schenck, based on a drawing from Frans Post, 1645
Recapture of Bahia
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The recapture of Bahia was a Spanish–Portuguese military expedition in 1625 to retake the city of Bahia in Brazil from the forces of the Dutch West India Company.
The Recovery of Bahía de Todos los Santos Juan Bautista Maíno, 1634–1635
A Dutch Squadron attacking a Portuguese Fortress in the Far East or Brazil. Oil on panel by Adam Willaerts.
Engraving by Benedictus Mealius Lusitanus, in Jornada dos Vassalos da Coroa de Portugal, Lisbon, 1625