Francisco Sabino Álvares da Rocha Vieira Barroso (died 1846) was a revolutionary political leader of 19th-century

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. He was the leader of the

Sabinada The Sabinada (1837–1838) was a revolt by military officer Francisco Sabino that occurred in Brazil's Bahia province between 6 November 1837 and 16 March 1838. Calling for the abolition of slavery and the redistribution of land, the rebel " Bahi ...

rebellion of 1837–38, in which he called for the abolition of slavery and the redistribution of land, but he was defeated.

Biography

Francisco Sabino was a doctor from

, and he later became a revolutionary political leader. He led the

separatist uprising in 1837 in the state of

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

on the southeastern shore, where he wanted to abolish slavery and redistribute land to the people of Brazil. His rebellion was defeated in 1838, and the provincial landowners organized a court to try him. He was exiled to Beira, dying of malaria in 1846 in Mato Grosso.

References

*https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/20061121-100_homoeroticos.pdf *Portuguese Wikipedia Brazilian people of Portuguese descent Brazilian rebels 1846 deaths Heads of state of former countries Brazilian abolitionists Brazilian LGBT politicians 19th-century Brazilian physicians {{activist-stub