War of the Emboabas
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The War of the Emboabas was an internal conflict in colonial Brazil fought between 1707 and 1709 over control of newly discovered gold fields in the interior of the Captaincy of São Vicente. It oppose
Ex-voto depicting the trajectory of Agostinho Pereira da Silva, from his departure from Portugal and involvement in conflicts linked to the War of the Emboabas, to his ordination in Bahia; Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monte Serrat, Salvador
Borba Gato
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Manuel de Borba Gato was a bandeirante in the Captaincy of São Vicente. He began his career with his father-in-law Fernão Dias Pais. When he died in 1718 he held the office of Juiz ordinário of the to
War of the Emboabas
…such as Sabará, Cachoeira do Campo and the Arraial Novo do Rio das Mortes. Among the paulistas, one of the main leaders was the former bandeirante Manuel de Borba Gato. The emboabas coalesced around figures such as the baiano landowner and miner Manuel Nunes Viana. The conflict ended with the victory of the newcomers…
Bronze statue of Borba Gato by Nicola Rollo, now in the Museu Paulista