War of Canudos

The War of Canudos was a conflict between the First Brazilian Republic and the residents of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia, between 1896 and 1897. It was waged in the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in Brazil and the overthrow of the monarchy. The conflict arose from a millenarian cult led by Antônio Conselheiro, who began attracting attention around 1874 by preaching spiritual salvation to the poor population of the sertão, a region which suffered from severe droughts. Conselheiro and his followers came into conflict with the local authorities after founding the village of Canudos. The situation soon escalated, with Bahia's government requesting assistance from the federal government, who sent military expeditions against the settlement.

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1893 — 1897  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Military Police, Brazilian Army, Antônio Conselheiro, civil war, Empire of Brazil, 

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Frameless

José Sotero de Menezes (A Guerra de Canudos)

Flavio de Barros Fotógrafo Expedicionário

Cadaveres nas ruinas de Canudos

A matadeira

Retrato do Bom Jesus Antonio Conselheiro, depois de exhumado

Canudos village

Meninos de Canudos no Colégio Salesiano de Salvador (c. 1900)

Canudos

Conselheiro Revista Ilustrada

Caricaturaeuclides

• Diário de uma expedição - , Portuguese
• A guerra de Canudos - book by Henrique Duque-Estrada de Macedo Soares, Brazilian Portuguese, 1902
• The War of the End of the World - novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, Spanish, 1982, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1893	War of Canudos	civil war, Empire of Brazil, Antônio Conselheiro, Brazilian Army, Military Police	Wikidata
commons	image		José Sotero de Menezes (A Guerra de Canudos)		Commons
commons	image		Flavio de Barros Fotógrafo Expedicionário		Commons
commons	image		Cadaveres nas ruinas de Canudos		Commons
commons	image		A matadeira		Commons
commons	image		Retrato do Bom Jesus Antonio Conselheiro, depois de exhumado		Commons
commons	image		Canudos village		Commons
commons	image		Meninos de Canudos no Colégio Salesiano de Salvador (c. 1900)		Commons
commons	image		Canudos		Commons
commons	image		Conselheiro Revista Ilustrada		Commons
commons	image		Caricaturaeuclides		Commons