Brazilian Secession Wars
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During the Brazilian regency period (a decade of Brazilian history where there was no strong central power because the emperor was a minor) the degree of autonomy of the provinces was still not well defined and this led to a series of local secessions.
Chronology
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Was a popular revolution and pro-separatist movement that occurred in the then province of Grão-Pará, Empire of Brazil.
January 1835: On the night the rebels attacked and conquered the city of Belém.
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 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.
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.
Was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The revolt led to the creation of two secessionist states, the Riograndense Republic and the Juliana Republic.
2.1.Ragamuffin revolt
Was the initial phase of revolt of the Ragamuffin War.
June 1836: On the night of June 15 , 1836, with the help of a corrupt guard, the prisoners were released and, under the command of Marques de Sousa and with the help of Bento Manuel, the Imperials took over the city of Porto Alegre from the hands of the farroupilhas.
September 1835: General Bento Gonçalves captured the capital, Porto Alegre, beginning an uprising against the perceived unfair trade reinforced by the provincial government.
2.2.Secession of the Riograndense and Juliana Republics
Secession of the Riograndense and the Juliana Republic from Brazil during the Ragamuffin War.
July 1839: The Farrapos, bypassing the imperial armada, managed to enter the Strait of the Capivari River and passed the boats ashore.
March 1838: On March 9, 18 38 the farroupilhas invaded Lages , annexing the village to the Rio-Grandense Republic.
July 1839: Finally, on July 14 , 1839, the lanes headed to Laguna to attack the neighboring province. On the coast of Santa Catarina, near the Araranguá River , a storm broke Farroupilha , miraculously saving a few rags, including Garibaldi himself.
December 1839: The Brazilian army retook Lages.
November 1839: The Juliana Republic was declared in the imperial Brazilian province of Santa Catarina on July 24, 1839, and lasted only until November 15, 1839.
July 1839: Laguna was taken by the Riograndense Republic, with help from the people of Laguna.
July 1839: The Juliana Republic was proclaimed, as an independent country, linked to the Rio-Grandense Republic by the ties of confederalism.
September 1836: The Riograndense Republic was a de facto state that seceded from the Empire of Brazil roughly coinciding with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul. It was proclaimed on 11 September 1836, by General Antônio de Sousa Neto, as a direct consequence of the victory obtained by Gaúcho oligarchic forces at the Battle of Seival.
October 1836: Bento Manuel raised the “parliament” flag and Bento Gonçalves agreed to negotiate. The agreement was signed and signed on October 4.
December 1839: In a close fight the loyalist troops were defeated by Brigadier Francisco Xavier da Cunha in Lages. The city reverted again to Riograndense control.
April 1837: General Neto conquered Caçapava do Sul, an imperial refueling center.
July 1839: Riograndense forces advanced from the Tomás José lagoon to the Tramandaí river.
2.3.Brazilian Counterattack (Ragamuffin War)
Was the counterattack of the Brazilian government against the secessionist Riograndense Republic during the Ragamuffin War.
February 1839: Caçapava , the capital of the Republic since February 14 , 1839, considered impregnable because of the difficult access, was invaded by the imperials.
February 1845: Treaty of Poncho Verde: The treaty offered the rebels a full amnesty, full incorporation into the imperial army and the choice of the next provincial president. All the debts of the Riograndense Republic were paid off by the Empire and a tariff of 25% was introduced on imported charque. The Riograndense and Juliana Republics remained in the Empire of Brazil and are now two states of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
August 1839: In July, Farrapos lost São Gabriel.
Was an autonomist revolt that took place in the Province of Bahia at the time of Imperial Brazil.
November 1837: Sabinada was an autonomist revolt of a transitional separatist character, having occurred from November 6 , 1837 to March 16 , 1838 . It took place in the Province of Bahia at the time of Imperial Brazil.
13 december 1838 - 23 august 1840: social revolt between 1838 and 1841 in the interior of the Province of Maranhão, Brazil.
December 1838: 13 december 1838 - 23 august 1840: social revolt in the interior of the Province of Maranhão, Brazil.
