Portuguese conquest of Minas Gerais

Date18th—19th century

Location

Minas Gerais

Result Portuguese victory

Portuguese conquest of Minas Gerais
Part of the Portuguese colonization of the Americas
"Bandeirantes on the Way to Minas" by Oscar Pereira da Silva, 1920
Date 18th—19th century Location Minas Gerais Result Portuguese victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire	Indigenous groups

The Portuguese conquest of Minas Gerais was the process by which the Portuguese established control over modern-day Minas Gerais from the 18th to 19th century.^[1][2][3]