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The Minas Gerais Conspiracy
- When
- 1789
- Where
- captaincy of Minas Gerais, Colonial Brazil
- Part of
- Inconfidência Mineira
An unsuccessful separatist movement in Colonial Brazil in 1789, centered on Minas Gerais and inspired by American independence.
The Inconfidência Mineira, or "Minas Gerais Conspiracy," was an unsuccessful separatist movement in Colonial Brazil in 1789. Its external inspiration was the independence of thirteen British colonies in North America following the American Revolutionary War, a development that impressed the intellectual elite of particularly the captaincy of Minas Gerais.
Sources
- Inconfidência Mineira Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-26
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