São Paulo Rebellion in Brazil 1842

Liberal unrest in the province of São Paulo, Brazil, erupted into rebellion on May 17, 1842, when the city council of Sorocaba proclaimed Rafael Tobias de Aguiar to be the acting president, with former regent (and priest), Diogo Feijó as his vice-president. Among the supporters of the revolt was Nicolau Vergueiro. Paulista liberals were rebelling against the policies of the conservative provincial government of José da Costa Carvalho. From Sorocaba the liberal revolution quickly gained support in Itú, Porto Feliz, Faxina, Capivari and Curitiba. The leaders of the uprising intended to march on the provincial capital of São Paulo to overthrow the government there. However, the imperial court in Rio de Janeiro acted quickly. The Baron of Caxais (Luís Alves de Lima e Silva) was appointed to lead the imperial forces. His force of 400 men disembarked at Santos and arrived in the city of São Paulo on May 22nd. Caxias organized the defense of the capital and isolated the revolutionaries from potential support in other provinces. By failing to attack São Paulo immediately, the liberals allowed Caxias to complete his preparations and launch an offensive. On June 7, 1842, at the Battle of Venda Grande, in Campinas, imperial troops surprised a numerically superior liberal force and routed it. This victory allowed imperial forces to occupy the liberal stronghold of Sorocaba on June 20th. Feijó surrendered; Tobias attempted to flee southward hoping to find refuge with the rebellious farroupilhas in Rio Grande de Sul (in the ongoing War of the Farrapos). Liberal resistance in Vale do Paraíba remained. Early in July, at Silveiras, the bloodiest battle of the rebellion took place. Eight soldiers and about 40 rebels were killed in combat. Imperial troops then proceeded to terrorize the region. The rebellion, however, had been put down. Caxias arrived back in Rio De Janeiro on July 13, 1842.

References

Brazil - A Country Study; A revolução liberal de São Paulo - 1842; A Revolta em São Paulo; Brazil.

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