Event Cabanagem Revolt

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Was a popular revolution and pro-separatist movement that occurred in the then province of Grão-Pará, Empire of Brazil.

Chronology

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  • January 1841: The Cabanagem Revolt finally ended when amnesty was declared to the rebels, in 1839. In 1840 the last rebel group, under the leadership of Gonçalo Jorge de Magalhães, yielded.
  • August 1835: Rebel forces were destroyed and retired toward the interior of Belém.
  • August 1835: Reorganizing their forces, the Rebels again attacked Belém on August 14. After nine days of battle, and suffering the death of Antônio Vinagre, they retook the capital.
  • January 1835: On the night the rebels attacked and conquered the city of Belém.
  • May 1836: In March 1836, brigadier José de Sousa Soares Andréia attacked Bélem, as a result of which the rebel group decided to abandon the city in favor of resistance from the interior.