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On December 25th, 1597, when the Pernambuco´s Captain-Mor, Manoel de Mascarenhas Homem, arrived with his squad at the Rio Potengi's mouth,
he had as objective, to occupy, on behalf of Portugal, an area then dominated by French corsairs and hostile indians.
The first attitude, was to build a fortification, denominated Fortaleza dos Reis Magos and to give the command of the terrestrial operations to Jerônimo de Albuquerque. The total occupation only happened two years later, after battles against the French and articulations with the natives.
On December 25th, 1599, Jerônimo de Albuquerque founded Santiago's City, later rebaptized Natal. The coincidence among the dates of the disembarkation of the expedition and the foundation of the town, both on December 25th, day of Christ's birth, justifies the choice of the name – Natal (Christmas in Portuguese).
The year of 1633 ran along, when Natal was conquered by the Dutchmen from Companhia das Índias Ocidentais, that started to name the town as New Amsterdam. The city remained with this denomination, until Portuguese troops, aided by Brazilians and allied Indians, expelled the invaders and recuperated the Portugal domain at the area.
The first attitude, was to build a fortification, denominated Fortaleza dos Reis Magos and to give the command of the terrestrial operations to Jerônimo de Albuquerque. The total occupation only happened two years later, after battles against the French and articulations with the natives.
On December 25th, 1599, Jerônimo de Albuquerque founded Santiago's City, later rebaptized Natal. The coincidence among the dates of the disembarkation of the expedition and the foundation of the town, both on December 25th, day of Christ's birth, justifies the choice of the name – Natal (Christmas in Portuguese).
The year of 1633 ran along, when Natal was conquered by the Dutchmen from Companhia das Índias Ocidentais, that started to name the town as New Amsterdam. The city remained with this denomination, until Portuguese troops, aided by Brazilians and allied Indians, expelled the invaders and recuperated the Portugal domain at the area.
