Luís Filipe de Saldanha da Gama (7 April 1846 – 24 June 1895) was an admiral of the

Brazilian Navy ) , colors= Blue and white , colors_label= Colors , march= "Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship ''Cisne Branco'' , mascot= , equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibious warf ...

. He led the

Revolta da Armada The Brazilian Naval Revolts, or the Revoltas da Armada (in Portuguese), were armed mutinies promoted mainly by admirals Custódio José de Melo and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of rebel Brazilian navy ships against the claimed unconstitutio ...

against the

First Brazilian Republic The First Brazilian Republic, also referred to as the Old Republic ( pt, República Velha ), officially the Republic of the United States of Brazil, refers to the period of Brazilian history from 1889 to 1930. The Old Republic began with the de ...

alongside

Custódio José de Melo Custódio José de Melo (9 June 1840 – 15 March 1902) was a Brazilian admiral and politician. He led the Brazilian fleet in two naval revolts in 1891 and 1893. References External links Relatório apresentado ao Vice-presidente da Repú ...

and was killed by government forces during the

Federalist Revolution The Federalist Revolution ( Portuguese: ''Revolução Federalista'') was a civil war that took place in southern Brazil between 1893 and 1895, fought by the federalists, opponents of Rio Grande do Sul state president, Júlio de Castilhos, seeki ...

in the

Battle of Campo Osório The Battle of Campo Osório, also known as the Combat of Campo Osório, was fought on 24 June 1895 between federalist rebel forces and loyalist troops of the First Brazilian Republic, being the last battle of the Federalist Revolution.de Abreu, A ...

Biography

A Bachelor of Arts, he took a course at the ''Academia da Marinha'', which he joined at the age of seventeen, always climbing the ranks until reaching admiralty. He represented Brazil at the

Vienna exposition ) , building = Rotunda , area = 233 Ha , invent = , visitors = 7,255,000 , organized = , cnt = , org = , biz = , country = Austria-Hungary , city ...

in 1873, the Philadelphia exposition in 1876 and the Buenos Aires exhibition in 1882. He received the dinstinctions for his service in the

Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...

, the

siege of Uruguaiana The siege of Uruguaiana was an engagement in the Paraguayan War that began in late August 1865, and ended on 18 September that year when the Paraguayans were forced to surrender due to low food supplies. Paraguayan forces surrendered in spite ...

and Military Merit. He led the Second Armada Revolt in 1893, participating in the revolt, despite being director of the Naval School in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

. Defeated by the troops of Hipólito Ribeiro on 24 June 1895, he was killed in combat at the Battle of Campo Osório by Salvador Sena Tambeiro, a Uruguayan commanded by João Francisco. Witnesses said the admiral's last words were “Respect me! I'm admiral Saldanha!” and the major's reply was: "These are the ones I like!" Tambeiro attacked Saldanha with a spearhead, then cut his throat and mutilated him, tearing out his ears and teeth. Before dying, Saldanha would have said: “Enough, miserable!”. His body would only be found days later and buried in the cemetery of Riveira. In 1908, his remains, together with those of admiral

Francisco Manuel Barroso da Silva Francisco Manuel Barroso, Baron of Amazonas (September 29, 1804 in Lisbon – August 8, 1882 in Montevideo) was a respected and renowned Admiral of the Imperial Brazilian Navy. He was the commander who led the Imperial Navy to victory in t ...

, were transferred to

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 ...

and are currently buried in a mausoleum in the

São João Batista Cemetery SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U. ...

. In "''Minha Formação''" (1900), Joaquim Nabuco says about him: 1846 births 1895 deaths Brazilian admirals Brazilian monarchists People from Campos dos Goytacazes Brazilian military personnel of the Paraguayan War {{Brazil-mil-bio-stub