The word and the empire: the arte da lingua brasilica and the conquest of Maranhão

Authors

  • Pablo Antonio Iglesias Magalhães Centro Universitário Jorge Amado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p367-401

Keywords:

Arte da língua brasílica, Luís Figueira, Maranhão, Dutch Brazil

Abstract

The present articles makes an analysis of the first edition of the first edition of the Arte da língua brasilica, of the jesuit Luís Figueira. The historical aspects that had taken the publication of this grammar are investigated, as well as its use for the jesuits with the objective to establish aliances with the aboriginal peoples in the conquest of the Maranhão and the wars against the West-Indische Compagnie.

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

MAGALHÃES, Pablo Antonio Iglesias. The word and the empire: the arte da lingua brasilica and the conquest of Maranhão. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 165, p. 367–401, 2011. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i165p367-401. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19218.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.