Gumercindo Saraiva was a Brazilian soldier, being one of the commanders of the rebel troops known as maragatos, during the Federalist Revolution.
Portrait of Saraiva
The Federalist Revolution 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, seeking greater autonomy for the state, decentralization of power by the newly installed First Brazilian Republic and, arguably, the restoration of the monarchy.
Gumercindo Saraiva and maragato commanders
Gaspar da Silveira Martins, monarchist and founder of the Federalist Party.
Gumercindo Saraiva, leader of the Maragatos.
Trench on the sete de setembro st. during the siege of Bagé, 1893.