Federalist Riograndense Revolution (Brazil)

The Federalist Riograndense Revolution (1893 - 1895) was a revolution in the State of Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

against the Republic proclaimed in 1889.

Inspired by the monarchist Gaspar Silveira Martins, it had as military head Gumercindo Saraiva. The revolutionaries, called Maragato

Maragato (Brazil)

Maragato is a name given in Brazil to those who initiated the Riograndense Revolution of 1893 in protest against the federal government represented in the province by Júlio Prates de Castilhos.They wore red neckerchiefs for identification...

s, were defeated in the Battle of the Pulador, in 1894, by the troops of Pinheiro Machado

Pinheiro Machado (politician)

José Gomes Pinheiro Machado was a Brazilian republican politician. He fought for the establishment of the Republic in Brazil and for its consolidation....

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