Not driven by greed
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como quasi todos os seos patricios, dominado pela ganancia de riquezas.
as almost all his countrymen did, driven by the greed for riches.
A pointed generalization about the Portuguese colonists — most came 'dominated by greed.' Miguel is the exception that lets Guimarães praise him: a man who came with nothing and sought only a decent life, not a fortune.
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