Riograndense Republic

Infobox Former Country
native_name = República Rio-Grandense
conventional_long_name = Riograndense Republic
common_name = Brazil
continent = South America
date_start = September 11
year_start = 1836
event_start = Battle of Seival
date_end = March 5
year_end = 1845
event_end = Ponche Verde Treaty

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image_map_caption =
symbol_type = Coat of arms
symbol_type_article = Coat of arms of Rio Grande do Sul
p1 = Empire of Brazil
flag_p1 = Flag of the First Empire of Brazil.svg
s1 = Empire of Brazil
flag_s1 = Flag of the Second Empire of Brazil.svg
national_motto = _pt. Liberdade, Igualdade, Humanidade.
(Portuguese for "Liberty, Equality, Humanity.")
capital = PiratiniFact|date=July 2008
common_languages = Portuguese
government_type = Republic
title_leader = President
leader1 = Bento Gonçalves da SilvaThe Riograndense Republic, often called Piratini Republic (Portuguese: "República Rio-Grandense" or "República do Piratini"), was a separatist state that existed between September 11 1836 and March 1 1845 geographically coinciding with the present state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil [ [http://www.fotw.net/FLagS/br_rgr.html History of the Flag of the Riograndense Republic:] ] . Although never recognised as a self-governing state, it voted itself a Constitution in 1843. [ [http://www.pampalivre.info/constituicao_rp_rs.htm Constitution of the Rio-Grandense Republic (dated 1843)] ]

Independence was proclaimed by Antônio de Souza Netto, who assigned Bento Gonçalves da Silva as its first president during the rebellion which became the War of Tatters. It was led mostly by foreigners who had fought in the Argentina-Brazil War, generals who decreed that no compromise could be reached between the Brazilian Empire and Republican forces.

In 1839, the Piratini Republic formed a confederation with the short-lived Juliana Republic ("República Juliana" in Portuguese) which proclaimed its independence in the same year. November 1839, however, saw the war result in the defeat of the Juliana Republic.

The Riograndense Republic had five capitals during its nearly nine years of existence: the cities of Piratini (for which it is often called "Piratini Republic"), Alegrete, Caçapava do Sul (official capitals), Bagé (for only two weeks), and São Borja. The war between the Gaúchos and the Brazilian Empire was ended by the Ponche Verde Treaty. [ [http://www.fotw.net/FLagS/br_rgr.html#hist Background on the Farrophilha revolution:] ]

Notes

References

* Varela, Alfredo . História da Grande Revolução. 6v. Ed. Instituto Histórico e Geográfico do Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre, 1933. pt icon
* http://www.brazil.org.uk/events/machadodeassis_assets/openingaddressvilaca.pdf - Opening address of Dr Marcos Vinicius Vilaça, President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters

External links

[http://www.pampalivre.info/alfredovarela/historia_da_grande_revolucao__alfredo_varela.htm Electronic edition] .