Minas Gerais gold rush

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The Minas Gerais gold rush was an 18th-century Brazilian gold boom that transformed the region into a major colonial mining center, driving massive migration, economic growth, and social change in Portuguese America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic boom ⓘ
gold rush ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
associatedWith Diamantina ⓘ
Inconfidência Mineira ⓘ
Mariana ⓘ
Ouro Preto ⓘ
Sabará ⓘ
São João del-Rei ⓘ
Tiradentes ⓘ
Vila Rica ⓘ
cause discovery of alluvial gold deposits in Minas Gerais ⓘ
exploration by bandeirantes from São Paulo ⓘ
contributedTo British industrial and financial expansion via gold flows ⓘ
financing of Portuguese state ⓘ
payment of Portuguese foreign debts ⓘ
country Portuguese Empire ⓘ
culturalImpact construction of richly decorated churches ⓘ
development of Baroque art in Minas Gerais ⓘ
emergence of a distinct Mineiro identity ⓘ
growth of religious brotherhoods ⓘ
declineCause exhaustion of easily accessible deposits ⓘ
falling production in mid-18th century ⓘ
shifts in global gold supply ⓘ
demographicImpact influx of enslaved Africans ⓘ
massive migration to Minas Gerais ⓘ
migration of Portuguese settlers ⓘ
migration of people from other Brazilian captaincies ⓘ
population growth in inland Brazil ⓘ
economicImpact development of internal colonial trade networks ⓘ
increased wealth for the Portuguese Crown ⓘ
rapid economic growth in Minas Gerais ⓘ
shift of Portuguese economic focus from sugar to gold ⓘ
endTime 18th century ⓘ
exportDestination European markets ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
historicalSignificance key phase in integration of Brazilian territory ⓘ
largest gold producer in the world in early 18th century ⓘ
major source of colonial wealth for Portugal ⓘ
shifted Brazil’s demographic center inland ⓘ
laborSystem African slavery ⓘ
slave labor ⓘ
use of indigenous labor in early phases ⓘ
languageOfRegion Portuguese ⓘ
ledTo foundation of Diamantina ⓘ
foundation of Mariana ⓘ
foundation of Sabará ⓘ
foundation of São João del-Rei ⓘ
foundation of Vila Rica ⓘ
locatedIn Colonial Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese America

Minas Gerais ⓘ
Portuguese America ⓘ
mainPeriod first half of the 18th century ⓘ
mainResource alluvial gold ⓘ
gold ⓘ
vein gold ⓘ
partOf Brazilian Gold Cycle ⓘ
Portuguese colonial economy ⓘ
politicalImpact creation of specific mining regulations ⓘ
implementation of royal fifth tax on gold ⓘ
increased Portuguese Crown control over Minas Gerais ⓘ
tensions between colonists and Portuguese authorities ⓘ
relatedEvent Inconfidência Mineira ⓘ
creation of the captaincy of Minas Gerais ⓘ
relatedTo Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
Portuguese colonialism in the Americas ⓘ
religionOfRegion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantYear 1700 ⓘ
1711 ⓘ
1720 ⓘ
1750 ⓘ
1760s ⓘ
socialImpact emergence of new urban centers ⓘ
growth of a mining elite ⓘ
intensification of slavery ⓘ
social stratification based on access to gold ⓘ
startTime 1690s ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ
taxation derrama ⓘ
quinto do ouro ⓘ
transportRoute Caminho Novo ⓘ
Caminho Velho ⓘ
Estrada Real ⓘ

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Minas Gerais → historicalEvent → Minas Gerais gold rush ⓘ
John V of Portugal → era → Portuguese golden age of Brazilian gold ⓘ
subject linked to: King John V of Portugal
linked to: Minas Gerais gold rush
Ouro Preto → knownFor → Brazilian Gold Rush ⓘ
linked to: Minas Gerais gold rush
Sabará → historicalPeriod → Brazilian Gold Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Minas Gerais gold rush
Minas Gerais gold rush → partOf → Brazilian Gold Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Minas Gerais gold rush
Historic Town of Ouro Preto → partOf → Brazilian Gold Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Minas Gerais gold rush