Pernambuco Revolt of 1821
Part of the prelude to the Brazilian War of Independence
Date1821
Location
Belligerents
Junta of Goiana Junta of Recife
Commanders and leaders
Luís do Rego (WIA)
Strength
? 12,000

The Pernambuco Revolt of 1821 was a nativist revolt,

Background

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Portrait of Luís do Rego in military uniform

The recent independence wars in the Spanish colonies and the 1817 revolution in Pernambuco, which was crushed by a strong reaction of royal troops, left the Crown alarmed and started a process of militarization of the principal provinces of Brazil.

For Pernambuco, the King nominated as governor a veteran of the Peninsular War, General Luís do Rego, by letters patent dated 26 June 1817. General Rego's inauguration took place on 1 July, inside of the city's mother church.

Luís do Rego had at his disposal 12,000 disciplined men as line troops, uniformed and armed – all from Pernambuco, except the officers, who were all Portuguese.[1]

Outbreak of the revolt

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After he finishing reading the manifesto, Mena Calado started to motivate the troops,[1] and at 17:00, with roughly 600 riflemen and cavalrymen, they left Nazaré and began to march towards Goiana.[1] The troops arrived at the outskirts of the city at 04:00, here they mustered less than 200 men, around 400 had already deserted.[1]

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Aftermath

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Portrait of Gervásio Pires by Porto Alegre, c. 1830

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Fonseca, Filipe Mena Calado da (March 1908) [1873]. "O Movimento Revolucionário de Goiana em 1821". Revista do Instituto Arqueológico, Histórico e Geográfico Pernambucano. 13 (71): 5–69 – via Tipografia do Jornal do Recife.
  2. ^ Donato 1996, p. 178.

Bibliography

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Theses

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  • Corcundas e Constitucionais: a cultura política da Independência (1820-1822)
  • Pátria e patriotas em Pernambuco (1817-1822)
  • Pernambuco politico: do constitucionalismo a independencia