Manuel Marques De Sousa, Count Of Porto Alegre
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 149 years ago |
Date of birth | June 13,1804 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Rio Grande |
State Of Rio Grande Do Sul | |
Brazil | |
Date of died | July 18,1875 |
Died | Rio De Janeiro |
State Of Rio De Janeiro | |
Brazil | |
Parents | Manuel Marques de Sousa |
Other name | The Gloved Centaur |
Allegiance | Empire of Brazil |
Battles and wars | Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental |
Job | Politician |
Education | Royal Academy of Artillery, Fortification and Drawing of Rio de Janeiro |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1610927 |
Manuel Marques De Sousa, Count Of Porto Alegre Life story
Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre, nicknamed "the Gloved Centaur", was an army officer, politician and abolitionist of the Empire of Brazil. Born into a wealthy family of military background, Manuel Marques de Sousa joined the Portuguese Army in Brazil in 1817 when he was little more than a child.