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Page 819
... Brazil 1727 , Jamaica 1730 , Cuba 1748 , Puerto Rico 1755 , Costa Rica 1779 , Venezuela 1784 , Mexico 1790 , Colombia late 18th century , and El Salvador 1840. Coffee cultivation was started in the Ha- waiian Islands in 1825 . By the ...
... Brazil 1727 , Jamaica 1730 , Cuba 1748 , Puerto Rico 1755 , Costa Rica 1779 , Venezuela 1784 , Mexico 1790 , Colombia late 18th century , and El Salvador 1840. Coffee cultivation was started in the Ha- waiian Islands in 1825 . By the ...
Page 882
... Brazil rested on discovery , on the Treaty of Tordesillas , and on papal sanction ( Pope Leo X , by a bull of 1514 , forbade others to interfere with Portugal's possessions ) . Except for such minor incursions as those of Magellan's ...
... Brazil rested on discovery , on the Treaty of Tordesillas , and on papal sanction ( Pope Leo X , by a bull of 1514 , forbade others to interfere with Portugal's possessions ) . Except for such minor incursions as those of Magellan's ...
Page 885
... Brazil ( 1624-54 ) , the richer half of which they controlled for a time . They also penetrated Portuguese Angola , which they desired be- cause the slaves it exported were beginning to work the Brazilian plantations . They ultimately ...
... Brazil ( 1624-54 ) , the richer half of which they controlled for a time . They also penetrated Portuguese Angola , which they desired be- cause the slaves it exported were beginning to work the Brazilian plantations . They ultimately ...
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