Hermes da Fonseca
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Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first pr
Official portrait, 1910
Hermes da Fonseca saluting the audience present at his inauguration. Next to Hermes in the carriage is Venceslau Brás (on the right), Hermes' vice president. In the front seat (from left to right), are: Alcebíades Peçanha and Bento Ribeiro
Infantry troops during the Contestado War
Deodoro da Fonseca
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Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the head of provisional government and the first president of Brazil. He was born in Alagoas in a military famil
Hermes da Fonseca
…1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil, and general João Severiano da Fonseca, patron of the Army Health Service. His parents were the marshal Hermes Ernesto…
Official portrait, 1889
Aurélio de Figueiredo, Oath of the Constitution, c. 1891.
Military coup of 1889 on 15 November 1889
Marshal Fonseca in 1889, by Bror Kronstrand