📅 12 August 1798
On 12 August 1798, Salvador awoke to handwritten notices calling for a republic, political equality, and an end to slavery. The movement, known as the Conjuração Baiana, Revolta dos Alfaiates, or...
📅 27 August 1798
On 27 August 1798, Joaquim José da Veiga, Joaquim José de Santana, and José Joaquim de Siqueira gave public denunciations identifying João de Deus do Nascimento and Lucas Dantas as conspirators. Their...
📅 8 November 1799
On 8 November 1799, colonial authorities hanged four participants in the Conjuração Baiana in Salvador: Lucas Dantas, Manuel Faustino, Luiz Gonzaga das Virgens, and João de Deus Nascimento. The...
