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Bahia Independence Day: End of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the

Bahia Independence Day: End of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia

The Independence of Bahia, also called the Independence of Brazil in Bahia, was the movement that, beginning on 19 February 1822 and concluding on 2 July 1823, secured the integration of Bahia as a province in the Empire of Brazil, consolidating the country's independence.

Salvador, the capital of the Province of Bahia and one of the most important cities of the Kingdom of Brazil, then part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, joined the Liberal Revolution of Porto in 1820. With the convening of the Constituent Cortes in Lisbon in January of the following year, the province sent its representatives, including Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, to defend local interests.

Historical Significance

The Independence of Bahia, also called the Independence of Brazil in Bahia, was the movement that, beginning on 19 February 1822 and concluding on 2 July 1823, secured the integration of Bahia as a province in the Empire of Brazil, consolidating the country's independence.

Events Before

  1. Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologn

    Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy)

  2. Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte

    Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte

  3. Pedro I, son of King John VI, declares Brazil's independence from Portugal (Independence Day)

    The Brazilian War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência do Brasil) was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the...

  4. French scholar Jean-François Champollion announces he has deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone

    Jean-François Champollion, also known as Champollion le jeune ('the Younger'; 23 December 1790 – 4 March 1832), was a French philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of Egyptian...

  5. French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868

    French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868

Events After

  1. Simón Bolívar is named dictator by the Congress of Peru

    Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military officer and statesman who led what are currently the countries…

  2. Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Choral) Symphony, often regarded as his greatest work, with libretto by poet Friedrich von S

    Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Choral) Symphony, often regarded as his greatest work, with libretto by poet Friedrich von Schiller, premieres at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna, Austria [1]

  3. Inventor Charles Goodyear (23) weds Clarissa Beecher

    Inventor Charles Goodyear (23) weds Clarissa Beecher

  4. US Navy flag officer David Farragut (23) weds Susan Caroline Marchant

    US Navy flag officer David Farragut (23) weds Susan Caroline Marchant

  5. Salt Lake City founder Brigham Young (23) weds first wife Miriam Angeline Works (18) in Port Byron, New York

    Salt Lake City founder Brigham Young (23) weds first wife Miriam Angeline Works (18) in Port Byron, New York

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on July 2, 1823?
The Independence of Bahia, also called the Independence of Brazil in Bahia, was the movement that, beginning on 19 February 1822 and concluding on 2 July 1823, secured the integration of Bahia as a province in the Empire of Brazil, consolidating the country's independence. Salvador, the capital of the Province of Bahia and one of the most important cities of the Kingdom of Brazil, then part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, joined the Liberal Revolution of Porto in 1820. With the convening of the Constituent Cortes in Lisbon in January of the following year, the province sent its representatives, including Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almeida, to defend local interests.
Why is Bahia Independence Day: End of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defe... significant?
The Independence of Bahia, also called the Independence of Brazil in Bahia, was the movement that, beginning on 19 February 1822 and concluding on 2 July 1823, secured the integration of Bahia as a province in the Empire of Brazil, consolidating the country's independence.

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