Knowra Luís Alves de Lima e Silva Luís Alves de Lima e Silva Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias, was a Brazilian military officer and statesman who helped suppress rebellions and led the government as president of the Council of Ministers.
Pedro II of Brazil : Pedro II was Brazil’s second and last emperor, ruling from 1831 until the monarchy’s fall in 1889. Caxias served the emperor’s government and became a prominent defender of the monarchy.
Balaiada : The Balaiada was a popular revolt in Maranhão, Brazil, from 1838 to 1841. Caxias commanded imperial forces that defeated the uprising and earned his title of Baron of Caxias.
Brazilian Army : The Brazilian Army is Brazil’s land warfare service, established during the country’s independence period. Caxias rose through this institution and became one of its most influential commanders.
Patron of the Brazilian Army : The Patron of the Brazilian Army is an honorary commemorative role held by Luís Alves de Lima e Silva. The army’s official tradition presents Caxias as its exemplary commander and namesake of its day.
Manuel Luís Osório : Manuel Luís Osório, the Marquis of Erval, was a Brazilian cavalry commander and politician. Osório was a leading Brazilian commander in the same wars that made Caxias famous.
Ragamuffin War : The Ragamuffin War was a separatist revolt in Rio Grande do Sul from 1835 to 1845. Caxias helped negotiate and enforce the settlement that ended this southern rebellion.
Council of Ministers of the Empire of Brazil : The Council of Ministers was the cabinet that administered Brazil under the constitutional monarchy. Caxias presided over this body, coordinating ministers under the emperor’s parliamentary system.
Brazilian Army Day : Brazilian Army Day is observed on August 25, the birthday of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva. The date links his birth to the army’s public commemoration of its patron.
José de Alencar : José de Alencar was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, and politician of the nineteenth century. Alencar served in the cabinet headed by Caxias during the Paraguayan War.
Liberal rebellions of 1842 : The Liberal rebellions of 1842 were provincial uprisings against the Brazilian imperial government in São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Caxias led imperial forces against the revolts before entering national politics.
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