Pedro de Ara%C3%BAjo Lima, Marquis of Olinda

Pedro de Arajo Lima, Marquis of Olinda was a politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. His long political career expanded through the reigns of Joo VI, Pedro I and Pedro II. He was also one of the founders of the Brazilian Conservative Party.

Pedro de Arajo Lima was born onDecember 1793. His birthplace was Antas farm, near the village of Sirinham in Pernambuco . Through his father, Manuel de Arajo Lima, he was a descendant of settlers who had come from Portugal in the early 16th century with Duarte Coelho, the first captain general of Pernambuco. Through his mother, Ana Teixeira Cavalcante, his ancestry traced back to Filippo Cavalcanti, a nobleman from Florence. Filippo Cavalcanti married a daughter of the Portuguese settler Jernimo de Albuquerque and his Amerindian spouse . His family was both old and wealthy. The family owned several engenhos , as sugarcane plantations were called in Brazil. One of these properties was Antas farm. The sugarcane planters were the northeastern equivalent in power and wealth to later coffee farmers in Brazils southeast.

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