José Gomes de Vasconcelos Jardim (1 January 1773 – 1 December 1854) was a Brazilian farmer, freemason, doctor, and militant. He was the president of the

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during the Ragamuffin War, succeeding his cousin Bento Gonçalves da Silva on an interim basis until the end of the war and the dissolution of the republic. Gomes Jardim participated in the rebellion from the beginning. The plans to

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the city of

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, which started the war, were made on his property in the

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of Pedras Brancas, around what is now the city of

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. Local legend often recalled that the plans were made under the shade of the Farroupilha Cypress on 19 September 1835. After Bento Gonçalves was imprisoned on Fanfa island, Gomes Jardim took up the role as president on an interim basis. Bento Gonçalves later died in Gomes Jardim's house on 18 July 1847. The house was later destroyed by the Institute of Artistic and Historical Heritage of Rio Grande do Sul on 30 November 1994. Gomes Jardim was married to Isabel Leonor Ferreira Leitão, whose father Antônio Ferreira Leitão owned the land that would later become Guaíba.

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*IPHAE Archives and Historical Survey done by the Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas Campus in 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomes Jardim 1773 births 1854 deaths Rio Grande do Sul politicians People from Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian rebels Brazilian Freemasons Brazilian Roman Catholics