1822 in Brazil
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Events in the year 1822 in Brazil.
Incumbents
Events
- Dissolution of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- Establishment of the Empire of Brazil
January
- Brazilian independence. The date became known as Dia do Fico.[1]
- José Bonifácio.
- 19 January: José Bonifácio is appointed as Brazilian chancellor.
February
- 19 February: Insurrection for Brazilian independence in Bahia, where nun Joana Angélicais killed.
March
- Brazilian army would attempt to capture the city of Salvadorin Bahia from its Portuguese defenders.
May
- 13 May: D. Pedro I is acclaimed Perpetual Defender of Brazil by Freemasonry.
June
- 14 June: The Minutes of the Council are signed in Santo Amaro, Bahia. It is the first document to officially express the desire for Brazil's independence.
September
October
- 25 October: D. Pedro cuts relations with Freemasonry and tries to dissolve it.
November
- 8 November: The Battle of Pirajá. It was the largest engagement in the fight for the independence of Bahia, involving approximately 10,000 troops.
Deaths
- 19 February: Joana Angélica, conceptionist nun
- 23 December: Franciscan Order
References
- Arquivo Nacional, História Luso-Brasileira, Independência do Brasil, Do reino unido a Estado emancipado: comentário acerca do processo de independência do Brasil [em linha]
- ^ Serrão, Joel (October 1990). Da "Regeneração" à República (in Portuguese). Livros Horizonte. pp. 44, 48, 50.
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