Antônio de Sousa Neto

Antônio de Sousa Neto (born May 25, 1803 in Rio Grande , Brazil , † July 2, 1866 in Corrientes , Argentina ) was a Brazilian politician and military man .

On the side of the Rio Grande do Suls separatists, he was an important leader of the Farrapen Revolution against the imperial troops of Brazil. After the Battle of Ceibal , he proclaimed the Piratini Republic .

After the war he moved to Uruguay and fought in the siege of Paysandú during the Uruguayan War . During the Triple Alliance War he was seriously injured in the battle of Tuyutí and died of the consequences on July 2, 1866 in a hospital in Corrientes.

His grave is in Bagé .

literature

Walter Spalding: Construtores do Rio Grande . Livraria Sulina Editôra, 1969 (Brazilian Portuguese).
Cláudio Moreira Bento : Bicentenário do General Antônio de Souza Netto (1803–1866). Without a year, without a place. ( Digitized , Brazilian Portuguese,)

↑ Note: Walter Spalding names February 11, 1801 as his date of birth, the Historical Institute in RS and the military historian Cláudio Moreira Bento name May 25, 1803, as does the article on his 200th birthday.
^ Antonio de Souza Neto. In: www.paginadogaucho.com.br. Página do Gaúcho, accessed November 19, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
↑ História - Piratini. In: www.paginadogaucho.com.br. Página do Gaúcho, accessed November 19, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
↑ Carla Renata Antunes de Souza Gomes, Martins Jefferson Teles (ed.): 180 anos da Proclamação da República Rio-Grandense. As idéias da república em debate . Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 2017, ISBN 978-85-62943-08-9 (Brazilian Portuguese, org.br [PDF], p. 33 and more).

personal data
SURNAME	Sousa Neto, Antônio de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sousa Netto, Antônio de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Brazilian politician and military
DATE OF BIRTH	May 25, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil
DATE OF DEATH	July 2, 1866
Place of death	Corrientes , Argentina