Pedro

Independence is proclaimed while slavery continues

📅 7 September 1822

On 7 September 1822, Prince Pedro’s declaration at Ipiranga became the symbolic date of Brazilian independence. Independence unfolded unevenly: armed conflict and political negotiation continued in...

Four men are executed after the Malê uprising

📅 14 May 1835

On 14 May 1835, four Black African men—Jorge, Pedro, Gonçalo, and Joaquim—were shot at Campo da Pólvora in Salvador for their alleged roles in the Malê revolt. Tribunal records distinguish their legal...

Two Arena prisoners are brought to San José de Oruña

📅 15 December 1699

A colonial ordinance dated 15 December records that two Indigenous prisoners from Arena, identified as Pedro and Luis, had been brought under guard. The dossier frames the men as suspects and...