Luís Gonçalves das Chagas, Baron of Candiota (c. 1815–1894) was a Brazilian landowner, military leader and noble. Born in

Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

, Brazil's southernmost state, Chagas was the owner of several estancias in the municipalities of Santa Maria, São Gabriel and Bagé. He fought the Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) on the Republican side. In 1865, he raised a regiment to fight for Brazil in the Paraguayan War (1864–1870). On March 20, 1875, Chagas was created Baron of Candiota (the name of a creek in one of his properties) by Emperor

Pedro II of Brazil Don (honorific), Dom PedroII (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimity, Magnanimous" ( pt, O Magnânimo), was the List of monarchs of Brazil, second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. ...

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