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The Defense of Santa Catarina Island: A Disputed Territory in Portuguese America
Abstract
This chapter will analyze the Spanish invasion on the island of Santa Catarina in 1777, and the strategies for maintaining territorial control in Portuguese America. The geographic space and its political functions will be examined, with a particular focus on the importance of maintaining, defending and preserving the Portuguese empire. This geopolitical space underwent significant changes. The fear of invasions, conquests, raids or even small enemy advances, transformed the island. Firstly, several forts and strongholds were built, and, gradually, the arrival of Azorean and Madeiran migrants transformed the island's environment. This policy was nevertheless unable to contain the advance of Spanish troops. In 1777, D. Pedro de Cevallos invaded the island without any resistance. In the same year, Portugal and Spain signed the Treaty of Santo Ildefonso, which returned the territory to the Portuguese.
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