The action of the bishop d. Pedro da Silva de Sampaio during the Dutch wars in Brazil (1634-1649) ; Petrus episcopus: a ação do bispo d. Pedro da Silva de Sampaio durante as guerras Neerlandesas no Brasil (1634-1649)

This article assesses the tenure of the seventh Bishop of Brazil, D. Pedro da Silva de Sampaio, during the fifteen years in which he directed the diocese of São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos do Estado do Brasil. The prelate, during his entire episcopal government, acted against the Dutch military incursions into the Recôncavo of Bahia and Salvador, then capital of the colony, therefore took a leading role in a project that destabilized the dutch government, through the clandestine admission of catholic priests in the northeastern captaincies of Brazil. ; Este artículo investiga la trayec... Mehr ...