Cristóvão de Barros

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Cristóvão de Barros

Brazilian leader

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Sergipe
…subdued by the firearms of Cristóvão de Barros, who founded the city of São Cristóvão, the first capital, in 1590. In 1820 Sergipe became an independent captaincy. It became a province of the empire in 1824 and a state of the Brazilian republic in 1889.
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…subdued by the firearms of Cristóvão de Barros, who founded the city of São Cristóvão, the first capital, in 1590. In 1820 Sergipe became an independent captaincy. It became a province of the empire in 1824 and a state of the Brazilian republic in 1889.
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