Mota Coqueiro, ou A Pena de Morte

Mota Coqueiro, ou A Pena de Morte

Mota Coqueiro, ou A Pena de Morte (in English: Mota Coqueiro, or The Capital Punishment) is a 1877 novel by Brazilian journalist and writer José do Patrocínio. It is a semi-fictitious account of the life of the farmer Manuel da Mota Coqueiro, also known as "The Beast of Macabu", who was sentenced to hanging in 1852 for a crime he has not committed.

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  • José do Patrocínio — Brasilianischer Schriftsteller und Sklaverei Gegner José do Patrocínio José Carlos do Patrocínio (* 8. Oktober 1854 in Campos dos Goytacazes, im heutigen Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro; † 30. Januar 1905 in Rio de Janeiro) war ein brasilianische …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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