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Pestana's Last Stand: Portugal's Forgotten Brazilian Rebellion
In this episode of The History of Portugal, Lucas and Luna explore the Beckman Revolt, a colonial uprising in Maranhão that nearly cost Portugal its Amazon foothold. In 1684, wealthy sugar planter Manuel Beckman led a rebellion against the monopoly of the Companhia do Comércio do Maranhão, which controlled trade and enslaved Indigenous people. The rebels seized the city of São Luís, expelled the Jesuits for defending Indigenous rights, and established a short-lived government. Lucas unpacks the economic desperation behind the revolt—how falling sugar prices and brutal slave raids created an…
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