José Plácido de Castro
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José Plácido de Castro was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–3, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He w
1903 portrait of Plácido de Castro
Plácido de Castro in 1907
Acre War
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The Acre War, known in Brazil as Acrean Revolution and in Spanish as Guerra del Acre was a border conflict between Bolivia and the First Brazilian Republic over the Acre Region, which was rich in rubb
José Plácido de Castro
…de Castro (9 September 1873 – 11 August 1908) was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–3, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He was the president of the state of Acre just before and after it was purchased by Brazil…
Colonel Ismael Montes, Bolivia's Minister of War and commander of the 1st Expedition to Acre
The steamer Solimões