Brazilian Generals, 1822-1865
A Statistical Study of Their Careers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8869998 |
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| Authors | Michael C McBeth (Redmond Fire Department, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 125-141 |
| Publication date | 1987-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Americas A Quarterly Review of Latin American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1615 • E-ISSN: 1533-6247 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1007287 |
| OpenAlex | W2315892903 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Luiz da França Pinto Garcez, a representative nineteenth-century Brazilian general, was born in Lisbon in 1799, the son of General Luiz Paulino de Oliveira Pinto da França. His family migrated to Brazil in 1808 with João VI and in September, 1811 at the age of twelve, young Luiz joined the Bahia light infantry legion as a cadet, a position open to him because of his father's military rank. After obtaining a transfer to the First Cavalry Regiment in Rio de Janeiro in 1813, he received permission to enroll at the Royal Military Academy. His studies were interrupted four years later when he joined the government force sent to crush the 1817 Pernambuco revolt. For his services in that campaign, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant and, upon return to the imperial capital in 1819, he learned of his appointment as adjutant to the Inspector General of Cavalry and light Infantry in Bahia with the rank of captain
Ancient history · Cadet · Capital (architecture · Government (linguistics · Infantry · Political science · Brazilian History and Foreign Policy · History · Law · Logistics and Infrastructure Analysis · Philosophy · Rural Development and Agriculture
| Highly cited | No |
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