The Farroupilha Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução Farroupilha) or War of the Farrapos (Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos) was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in 1835. The rebels, led by generals Bento Gonçalves da Silva and Antônio de Sousa Neto with the support of the Italian fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi, surrendered to imperial forces in 1845.
The war was the cause of the rushed coronation in 1841 of Dom Pedro II (at that time 15 years old), in direct violation of the Brazilian constitution. It is considered the second bloodiest of the failed wars of independence in the Brazilian Empire, after the War of Cabanagem.
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“If the tax-gatherer, or any other public officer, asks me, as one has done, “But what shall I do?” my answer is, “If you really wish to do anything, resign your office.” When the subject has refused allegiance, and the officer has resigned his office, then the revolution is accomplished.”
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