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Esta dissertação tem como objetivo aprofundar o estudo do corso e pirataria nos primórdios da Era Moderna, durante o século XVI. Estas atividades foram transversais a várias formações políticas europeias envolvidas no processo de Descobrimentos e Expansão europeia, podendo ser consideradas também como um fenómeno global, ocorrendo em diversos tempos e espaços. A constatação de que, apesar de ser global, este fenómeno apresentava características e motivações muito distintas, levou a que optássemos por circunscrever a análise ao Atlântico Sul e ao litoral brasileiro. O nosso tema central e a cronologia incidem nas atividades referidas praticadas por ingleses, no arco cronológico correspondente ao contexto histórico da União Ibérica e da Guerra Anglo-Espanhola. Apesar de especificarmos os casos de estudo da presença de corsários e piratas ingleses no Atlântico Sul e no litoral brasileiro nas últimas três décadas de Quinhentos, procuramos entender melhor como estas estavam intrinsecamente ligadas aos processos e dinâmicas das formações estatais europeias, tanto dos pioneiros portugueses, como mais tarde, dos britânicos.
This dissertation aims to deepen the study of early modern practices of privateering and piracy, during the 16th century. These activities were common among various European political entities involved in the European Expansion and Discoveries process. However, they could also be seen as a global phenomenon occurring in different times and spaces. Recognizing that this phenomenon had very distinct characteristics and motivations despite its global nature led us to limit our analysis to the South Atlantic and the Brazilian coast. Our central theme and chronology focus on the practice of privateering and piracy by English sailors in the chronological arc corresponding to the historical context of the Iberian Union and the Anglo-Spanish War. Although we have specified the case studies of English privateers and pirates in the South Atlantic and the Brazilian coast during the last three decades of the 16th century, we have also sought to better understand how this presence was inherently linked to the processes and dynamics of European state entities, both those of the Portuguese pioneers and, later, the British.
This dissertation aims to deepen the study of early modern practices of privateering and piracy, during the 16th century. These activities were common among various European political entities involved in the European Expansion and Discoveries process. However, they could also be seen as a global phenomenon occurring in different times and spaces. Recognizing that this phenomenon had very distinct characteristics and motivations despite its global nature led us to limit our analysis to the South Atlantic and the Brazilian coast. Our central theme and chronology focus on the practice of privateering and piracy by English sailors in the chronological arc corresponding to the historical context of the Iberian Union and the Anglo-Spanish War. Although we have specified the case studies of English privateers and pirates in the South Atlantic and the Brazilian coast during the last three decades of the 16th century, we have also sought to better understand how this presence was inherently linked to the processes and dynamics of European state entities, both those of the Portuguese pioneers and, later, the British.