The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in the Insurrection of Pernambuco between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649 at Jaboatão dos Guararapes in Pernambuco. The
1758 ex-voto depicting the Second Battle of Guararapes
Portrait of Filipe Camarão, by Victor Meirelles, oil on canvas, ca. 1874–78, Museu Victor Meirelles
The Insurrection of Pernambuco, also known as the War of the Divine Light, was a movement against Dutch rule in the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The revolution occurred in the course of the second Dutch i
Second Battle of Guararapes
…The Second Battle of Guararapes was the second and decisive battle in the Insurrection of Pernambuco between Dutch and Portuguese forces in February 1649 at Jaboatão dos Guararapes in Pernambuco. The defeat convinced the Dutch "that the Portuguese were…
Victor Meirelles - Battle of Guararapes, 1879, oil on canvas.
Guararapes Hill, where the Battles of Guararapes were fought, with Recife in the background. The Guararapes National Historical Park is listed as a heritage site by IPHAN.