José Gomes Pinheiro Machado (8 May 1851 – 8 September 1915) was a Brazilian republican politician. He fought for the establishment of the Republic in
Brazil
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and for its consolidation.
He fought on the republican side in 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 ...
(Revolução Federalista), commanding the North Division (Divisão do Norte) and winning a victory over the monarchist forces at the
battle of Passo Fundo in 1894.
He was a
senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
for the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...
from 1890 until his
assassination
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in 1915.
Senador Pinheiro Machado
Ancestry
See also
*History of Brazil (1889–1930)
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 ...
*Senate of Brazil
The Federal Senate ( pt, Senado Federal) is the upper house of the National Congress of Brazil. When created under the Imperial Constitution in 1824, it was based on the House of Lords of the British Parliament, but since the Proclamation ...
References
External links
* List of Brazilian senators of the República Velha - (1889-1930)
1858 births
1915 deaths
Assassinated Brazilian politicians
People murdered in Rio de Janeiro
Members of the Federal Senate (Brazil)
People from Rio Grande do Sul
Conservative Republican Party politicians
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