Luís Gonçalves das Chagas
Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron von Candiota (* around 1815 in Rio Grande do Sul , † June 13, 1894 in Porto Alegre ) was a Brazilian landowner , nobleman and military .
Chagas was the largest landowner in Rio Grande do Sul , the southernmost state in Brazil , with estancias in the parishes of São Gabriel , Santa Maria and Bagé . In total, he owned 500,000 hectares (2% of the total area of Rio Grande do Sul).
He fought during the Farrapen Revolution (1835-1845) on the side of the Riograndens Republic and took part in the Battle of Seival (in what is now the municipality of Candiota ). In 1865 he set up a cavalry regiment for Emperor Peter II in the Brazilian Empire on the occasion of the Triple Alliance War (1864-1870). For this he was appointed Freiherr von Candiota ( Barão de Candiota ).
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- ↑ A Federação. Orgam do Partido Republicano. In: bn.br. Hemeroteca Digital Brasileira, June 13, 1894, p. 2, No. 136, vol. 11 , accessed on August 5, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese, abbreviated obituary).
- ↑ See Stephen Bell: Campanha Gaúcha: A Brazilian Ranching System 1850–1920. Stanford University Press, 1998.
- ^ Moacyr Flores: Dicionário de História do Brasil. EDIPUCRS, Porto Alegre 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chagas, Luís Gonçalves that |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chagas, Baron of Candiota Luís Gonçalves das (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian landowner, nobleman and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio Grande do Sul |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 1894 |
| Place of death | Porto Alegre |