The Independence of Brazil comprised a series of political and military events that led to the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as the Brazilian Empire.Most of the events occurred in Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo between 1821–1824.. It is celebrated on 7 September, although there is a controversy …

The Portuguese Navy (Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa, also known as Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa or as Armada Portuguesa) is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defense of Portugal.. On 12 December 2017, the Portuguese Navy …

The arrival of the Portuguese Crown in Brazil increased the colony’s development, as improvements started being made there. Banco do Brasil, the bank of Brazil, was founded in 1808, the year when the Brazilian press was created and the publication of newspapers was allowed. Universities were introduced in the country, including Medicine ...

José de San Martín, (born February 25, 1778, Yapeyú, viceroyalty of Río de la Plata [now in Argentina]—died August 17, 1850, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France), Argentine soldier, statesman, and national hero who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru (1821). San Martín’s father, Juan de San Martín, a Spanish professional …

Aug 24, 2020 · The Ottoman Sultanate (1299-1922 as an empire; 1922-1924 as caliphate only), also referred to as the Ottoman Empire, written in Turkish as Osmanlı Devleti, was a Turkic imperial state that was conceived by and named after Osman (l. 1258-1326), an Anatolian chieftain.At its peak in the 16th and 17th centuries, the empire controlled vast stretches …