State of Maranhão and Piauí Estado do Maranhão e Piauí |
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1772–1775 |
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Status | State of the Portuguese Empire |
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Capital | São Luís |
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Common languages | Portuguese |
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Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Government | Monarchy |
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Monarch | |
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• 1772–1775 | Joseph I |
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Governor General | |
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• 1772–1775 | Joaquim de Mello e Póvoas |
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• Established | 1772 |
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• Disestablished | 1775 |
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Currency | Portuguese Real |
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Preceded by | Succeeded by | | State of Brazil | | | |
The State of Maranhão and Piauí (Portuguese: Estado do Maranhão e Piauí) was one of the states of the Portuguese Empire.
History
The state was created in 1772 by order of Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, the Secretary of the State for Joseph I of Portugal.[1]
The state was created because of the economic success of the State of Grão-Pará and Maranhão. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo split that state into two states, the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro and the State of Maranhão and Piauí, thinking that this would cause even better economic conditions, though the state split would prove a failure.
In 1775, due to the failure of the new state, both the State of Grão-Pará and Rio Negro and the State of Maranhão and Piauí were merged into the State of Brazil, finally unifying Portuguese America into one colony.
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