Brazilian Antiregency Uprisings
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Latinos, Hispanics, Chicanos
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Brazil
- Date: 1835-1845
Article abstract: At issue: Maintaining the unity of the newly independent Brazil as a sovereign imperial monarchy. Result: Uprisings were suppressed and national unity and imperial sovereignty maintained. The majority of young Dom Pedro II was advanced to end the regency and reassert monarchical and national rule.
Background
With independence in 1822, Brazil became an empire under Dom Pedro I. However, his turbulent relations with the national assembly caused him to abdicate in 1831. Since his son, Dom Pedro II, was only five years old, a regency was...
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