The Napoleonic regime in France have by a long time been a great contester of the British influence in Europe, always denying the right of trade between British merchants and the continent, but Napoleon soon realize the invectiveness of that so called “Continental System”, the trade routes have changed to Portugal, that became now a centre of British influence in Europe. The situation scale it the refusal of Price John, regent of Queen Maria to join the Continental System and is refusal to close is ports to British ships, General Junot is ordered to cross the Spanish border in direction to Lisbon.
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
The Royal family and is court of nearly 15,000 people are send to Brazil. The fleet is escorted by the British Royal Navy until reach Salvador on 22 of January of 1808 but Price John will not reach Rio de Janeiro, the new capital of the Kingdom until March, there John sign a law opening the Brazilian markets to “friendly” traders, a great benefit to the Brazilian economy.
The new status of capital bring to Rio de Janeiro new ideas and more progress like the first bank in Portuguese territory, the Bank of Brazil created 4 month after the court reach Brazil, in an attempts to the creation of manufacturing industry in Brazil, this incentive will contribute to the appearance of the first factories in Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Embark of the Royal Family and the court
By the end of 1808 the minister António de Araújo e Azevedo proposes that Queen Maria abdicates the Portuguese crown and make a truce it France; most of the Brazilian population strongly supports that idea blinded by the hypothesis of Brazil become a Kingdom but the exiled Portuguese aristocrats fear lose their lands in Europe.
Besides the protests the Braganza family officially abdicates from the Portuguese and Algarvian crown on 13 of December of 1808, 2 days after the formation of the Kingdom of Brazil. The Napoleonic regime divide continental Portugal in two regions; The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania, north of the Tagus River is given to the King of Etruria and the Principality of Algarve is given to the Prime Minister of Spain, Manuel Godoy, the remain colonies are claim by the French Empire but this proposal is rejected by Prince John.
Most of the opposition against this act is bribed it noble titles and positions in the state, the most resistant ones are accused of treason, the tyrannical action of John will occult the economic grow and the prosperity during his reign.
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French
The Royal family and is court of nearly 15,000 people are send to Brazil. The fleet is escorted by the British Royal Navy until reach Salvador on 22 of January of 1808 but Price John will not reach Rio de Janeiro, the new capital of the Kingdom until March, there John sign a law opening the Brazilian markets to “friendly” traders, a great benefit to the Brazilian economy.
The new status of capital bring to Rio de Janeiro new ideas and more progress like the first bank in Portuguese territory, the Bank of Brazil created 4 month after the court reach Brazil, in an attempts to the creation of manufacturing industry in Brazil, this incentive will contribute to the appearance of the first factories in Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
Embark of the Royal Family and the court
Besides the protests the Braganza family officially abdicates from the Portuguese and Algarvian crown on 13 of December of 1808, 2 days after the formation of the Kingdom of Brazil. The Napoleonic regime divide continental Portugal in two regions; The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania, north of the Tagus River is given to the King of Etruria and the Principality of Algarve is given to the Prime Minister of Spain, Manuel Godoy, the remain colonies are claim by the French Empire but this proposal is rejected by Prince John.
Most of the opposition against this act is bribed it noble titles and positions in the state, the most resistant ones are accused of treason, the tyrannical action of John will occult the economic grow and the prosperity during his reign.
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