Afonso Corte Real (15 November 1805 in

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– 11 June 1840) was a Brazilian military and revolutionary. His full name José Afonso de Almeida Corte Real.

Biography

Captain Rio Pardo Dragons' son, Francisco de Borja de Almeida Corte Real, Afonso Corte Real fought in the

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as a cadet, taking part in the

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, which resulted in the Uruguay's independence. He participated in

Ragamuffin War The Ragamuffin War (Portuguese: ''Guerra dos Farrapos'' or ''Revolução Farroupilha'') was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835. The rebels were led by generals Bento ...

as one of the most active fighters and when

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joined the first Empire, Corte Real was made colonel of the National Guard and went after him with Major

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. Corte Real was an excellent soldier when carried any weapon. He participated in various actions such as the Battle of Seival, was arrested in the Battle of Fanfa and taken to Rio de Janeiro as a prisoner. Corte Real was prisoner at Fort Santa Cruz by one year later and after that he fled in the company of Colonel Onofre Pires. He was killed at age 34 in an ambush in the Arroio Velhaco, in the Marcos Alves Pereira Salgado's farmhouse, by an imperial force, commanded by João Patrício de Azambuja. According to a Royal Court version he would have reacted and been killed with a shot in the forehead, however other version mentioned that he matched as friend and was killed with a shot of flank who crossed his lungs and made him fall dead. Corte Real is buried in the Viamão cathedral.

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* http://www.paginadogaucho.com.br/pers/cr.htm 1805 births 1840 deaths Brazilian revolutionaries Brazilian colonels {{Brazil-bio-stub