Historedia
Person

Dom John VI

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1811–1831

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Dom John VI, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Brazil forbids the Atlantic slave trade

    1811–1831

    Role: Prince regent, later King

    1. 1811–1831 · Valongo Wharf, Rio de JaneiroSlave Arrivals through Valongo Wharf

      Between 1811 and 1831, 500,000 to a million enslaved people arrived in Rio de Janeiro through Valongo Wharf, now a World Heritage Site.

    2. 7 April 1831 · Rio de Janeiro (inferred institutional context; location not named in passages)Abdication and Departure

      Unable to deal with both Brazilian and Portuguese affairs, Pedro I abdicated his Brazilian throne on 7 April 1831 and immediately departed for Europe.

Sources

  1. Empire of Brazil Wikipedia