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The Pernambuco Revolt of 1821 was a nativist revolt,

Background
The recent independence wars in the Spanish colonies and the 1817 revolution in Pernambuco, which was crushed by a strong reaction of royal troops, left the Crown alarmed and started a process of militarization of the principal provinces of Brazil.

For Pernambuco, the King nominated as governor a veteran of the Peninsular War, General Luís do Rego, by letters patent dated 26 June 1817. General Rego's inauguration took place on 1 July, inside of the city's mother church.

Luís do Rego had at his disposal 12,000 disciplined men as line troops, uniformed and armed – all from Pernambuco, except the officers, who were all Portuguese.

Outbreak of the revolt
After he finishing reading the manifesto, Mena Calado started to motivate the troops, and at 17:00, with roughly 600 riflemen and cavalrymen, they left Nazaré and began to march towards Goiana. The troops arrived at the outskirts of the city at 04:00, here they mustered less than 200 men, around 400 had already deserted.

Theses



 * Corcundas e Constitucionais: a cultura política da Independência (1820-1822)
 * Pátria e patriotas em Pernambuco (1817-1822)
 * Pernambuco politico: do constitucionalismo a independencia