Battle of Guararapes (ex-voto)

Religious painting depicting a scene from the Battle of Guararapes. In the foreground, in the lower right corner, little angel supporting a baroque frame with his right hand and pointing to the inscriptions, in white ink with a dark background, with his left hand. In the upper left corner, image of Our Lady with Baby Jesus watching the battle.
The Battle of Guararapes was fought in two clashes between the Dutch army and the defenders of the Portuguese Empire at Morro dos Guararapes, current municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, located in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, in Pernambuco, Brazil. The first confrontation was on April 18 and 19, 1648, and the second and decisive one was on February 19, 1649. It marks the end of the Dutch presence in Brazil in the 17th century.