Costa had been sent to Brazil by the king of Portugal, Joseph I, to fight the natives, conquer their land, and then convert them to Christianity. He founded The Arraial da Conquista ("Conquest Town") on the site of the last battle and began the building of a church in honour of the Holy Mother of Victory.
At the same time, João Gonçalves da Costa ordered the construction of two of
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