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  2. Pernambucan revolt - Wikipedia

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    The Pernambucan revolt of 1817, also known as The Priest's Revolution, occurred in the province of Pernambuco in the Northeastern region of Brazil, and was sparked mainly by the decline of sugar production rates and the influence of the Freemasonry [1] in the region.

  3. History of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    [35] [36] Despite this, a printing press was established in Pernambuco by 1817, later becoming the Diário de Pernambuco which claims to be the "oldest continuously circulating daily in Latin America." [37] Under the Empire of Brazil, Recife became the home of the second law school in Brazil. [38]

  4. Captaincy of Pernambuco - Wikipedia

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    Pernambuco (Captaincy of Duarte Coelho, from 1535). In 1799 it was divided into the provinces of Pernambuco, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, and Paraíba. In 1817 it was divided again into Alagoas and Pernambuco. It was governed by donatarios until 1576, when it began to employ capitães-mor appointed by the donatarios. After the Dutch occupation ...

  5. Gervásio Pires - Wikipedia

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    Gervásio Pires Ferreira (26 June 1765 – 9 March 1836), better known as Gervásio Pires, was a Brazilian merchant and politician, President of the Junta that governed Pernambuco from 28 October 1821 until its deposition 17 September 1822. He participated in the Pernambuco Revolt of 1817, where he was arrested.

  6. Luís do Rego, 1st Viscount of Geraz do Lima - Wikipedia

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    D. Luís do Rego Barreto, 1st Viscount of Geraz do Lima (28 October 1777 – 7 September 1840), better known as General Luís do Rego, was a Portuguese nobleman, military officer and colonial administrator who distinguished himself in the fight against the Invasion of Portugal by the French in 1807, and was Governor of Pernambuco from 1817 to 1821, when he was deposed.

  7. Captaincy of Alagoas - Wikipedia

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    The Captaincy of Alagoas (Portuguese: Capitania de Alagoas) was created on September 16, 1817, from the dismemberment of the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The capital was located in the current city of Marechal Deodoro under the name of Santa Maria Madalena da Lagoa do Sul. [1] [2] [3]

  8. List of wars: 1800–1899 - Wikipedia

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    Pernambuco rebels 1817 1817 Pentrich rising British Empire: Tax resisters 1817 1818 Third Anglo-Maratha War: British East India Company Maratha Confederacy: 1817 1818 First Seminole War Part of the Seminole Wars United States: Seminole Tribes 1817 1818 Uva Rebellion British Empire: Kingdom of Kandy: 1817 1819 Ndwandwe–Zulu War: Forces of ...

  9. Frei Caneca - Wikipedia

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    It remained there a short time, given the prospect of appointment to the same chair in Recife, which failed to materialize by the Pernambuco Revolt of 1817. Caneca shared liberal and republican ideas, and attended the Academia do Paraíso , one of the meeting places of those who, influenced by the American and French revolutions, conspired ...