Deodoro da Fonseca, Fate's Dictator
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14830459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Willis Simmons (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-52 |
| Publication date | 1963-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Inter-American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-3118 • E-ISSN: 2326-4047 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/165283 |
| OpenAlex | W2783525203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The November 15, 1889, republican revolution in Brazil was led by a man who was a monarchist and an ardent admirer of the emperor whom he deprived of throne and country. This man, Deodoro da Fonseca, believed in constitutionalism and was forced by fate to become Brazil's first dictator. It is unfortunate that Marshal Deodoro's last few years of life made his name synonomous with the arbitrary use and abuse of power. This study seeks to explain fate's part in creating this dictator image and to modify and to mitigate that word when it is used to describe the man who became Brazil's first president. The revolution which made Deodoro provisional president was engineered by republican agitators who manipulated the military leaders in such a manner that they administered the coup de grace to the magnanimous reign of Dom Pedro II. Military leaders had been convinced by a series of incidents dating back two decades that the políticos who controlled the government sought to restrict their prestige and authority. By 1889, these leaders were convinced that further concessions would lead to dishonor. Benjamin Constant and Aristides Lobo with difficulty convinced a reluctant Deodoro that he must act if the honor of the military class was to be saved
Ancient history · Battle · Constitutionalism · Democracy · Dictator · Emperor · Honor · Political science · Politics · Reign · Throne · Brazilian cultural history and politics · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy · History · History of Colonial Brazil · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1965 - 1965 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |