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270px, Landing of the liberal forces in Oporto on 8 July 1832 The landing at Mindelo was a landing of Portuguese Liberal forces near Mindelo (Vila do Conde) North of
Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
on 8 July 1832, and turning point in the
Liberal Wars The Liberal Wars (), also known as the Portuguese Civil War (), the War of the Two Brothers () or Miguelite War (), was a war between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 18 ...
(1828 - 1834).


The landing

During the first 4 years of the War, Absolutist forces loyal to Dom Miguel, who had usurped the throne of Portugal, were in control of the Portuguese mainland. While the Liberals loyal to ex-
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, Dom Pedro Duke of Braganza, controlled the
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. On 8 July 1832 a fleet of 60 ships under the command of the British Admiral
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arrived from the Azores at the ''Arnosa de Pampelido'' beach near Mindelo. Some 7500 men came ashore, including António Severin de Noronha Count of Vila Flor,
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,
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and José Travassos Valdez. There were also many foreign volunteers : French, Belgian, Polish, Italian, German, Spanish and a British contingent under the command of Colonels George Lloyd Hodges and Charles Shaw. The Army was later called ''Os Bravos do Mindelo'' (''The Braves of Mindelo''). The Absolutist authorities were caught by surprise and were not able to oppose the landing, nor the occupation of Porto the next day. On 23 July the Liberal Army were able to repulse the Absolutists in the
Battle of Ponte Ferreira The Battle of Ponte Ferreira, fought on 22–23 July 1832, was the first major battle of the Portuguese Civil War between the forces of Dom Pedro, ex-Emperor of Brazil and Regent for his daughter Maria da Glória, and the army of his brother D ...
, but had to fall back on Porto where they were besieged for an entire year.


Honours

The port city on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde was named
Mindelo Mindelo is a port cityCabo Verde, Statistical Yearbook ...
in 1838 in honour of the Landing at Mindelo.Génese e desenvolvimento da cidade do Mindelo: a preservação de uma identidade
Fred Yanick Fonseca Delgado, 2016, p. 42-48


Sources


Disembarkation Braves of Mindelo 1832



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