| About Tiradentes |
| Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier, also known as Tiradentes. He is the leader of the first organized movement against Portuguese rule in Brasil in 1789. Influenced by the American Revolution and the French Philosophes he organized the Inconfidencia Mineira in Minas Gerais advocating complete independence from Portugal. He began to be considered a national hero by the republicans in the late 19th century, and after the republic was proclaimed in Brazil in 1889 the anniversary of his death on April 21 became a national holiday. Tiradentes was arrested, tried and publicly hanged. He was reasonably well educated and worked as a physician, merchant and dentist. Since the 19th century he has been considered a national hero of Brazil. |
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