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Salvador, Bahia

municipality of Bahia state, Brazil

7 dated entries naming Salvador, Bahia, drawn from 6 separate years between 1549 CE and 1899 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Salvador da Bahia in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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16th century

  • 1549March 29 – The city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil's first capital, is founded by Tome de Sousa.source

17th century

  • 1616A slave ship carries smallpox from the Kingdom of Kongo to Salvador, Brazil.source
  • 1616January – 8-year-old António Vieira arrives from Portugal with his parents in Bahia (modern-day Salvador) in Colonial Brazil, where he will become a diplomat, noted author, leading figure of the Church, and protector of Brazilian indigenous peoples, in an age of intolerance.source
  • 1624May 8 – Capture of Bahia: A Dutch West India Company fleet captures the Brazilian city of Salvador, Bahia from the Portuguese Empire (at this time in the Iberian Union).source

18th century

  • 1763January 27 – The seat of colonial administration in the Viceroyalty of Brazil is moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro.source

19th century

  • 1835January 24 – Malê Revolt: African slaves of Yoruba Muslim origin revolt against Brazilian owners at Salvador, Bahia.source
  • 1899May 13 – The Esporte Clube Vitória football club is founded in Salvador, Brazil.source

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