Author: [NIEMEYER, Conrado Jacob de; Marcos Antonio BRICIO; Joaquim Leão da SILVA MACHADO; Luiz Henriques TOTA (the accused)].
Title: Expozição ao publico accompanhada com a defeza, e sentenças do concelho de guerra a que responderão, os Tenentes Coroneis Conrado Jacob de Niemeyer, Marcos Antonio Bricio. Cappitão Tenente Joaquim Leão da Silva Machado. Cappitão Luiz Henriques Tota. Pelos accontecimentos, que tiverão lugar nesta capital a dezassete de abil findo, augmentada com as defezas, e sentenças do primeiro sobre as arguições de ter elevado, em 1825, sem ordem Joaquim Pinto Madeira ao posto de Tenente Coronel, e de ter dezobedecido pertinazmente ás ordens do governo; contendo igualmente os documentos authenticos ...Rio de Janeiro, Na typographia do Diario, 1832. 4to (ca. 20 x 14.5 cm). Modern half dark blue morocco.
Description: 56 pp.Extremely rare publication with the introduction dated Rio de Janeiro, 28 October 1832 and signed by the Brazilian military officers Conrado Jacob de Niemeyer (1788-1862), Marcos Antônio Brício (1800-1871), Joaquim Leão da Silva Machado (1782-1875) and Luiz Henriques Tota (dates unknown).This present work offers an in-depth account of a significant military trial during Brazil’s Regency Period (1831-1840). The period was marked by political instability following the abdication of Emperor Dom Pedro I (1798-1834), with various factions vying for control over the young empire. The document focuses on the events surrounding an attempted revolt on 17 April 1832, led by the Caramurus, a political faction loyal to the former emperor. This faction, primarily composed of military officers, former government officials, and supporters of Pedro I, sought to restore the emperor’s influence or maintain the conservative constitution of 1824.The document includes the detailed defence and the subsequent sentences of four military officers involved in the revolt: Lieutenant Colonels Conrado Jacob de Niemeyer and Marcos Antônio Brício, Captain Lieutenant Joaquim Leão da Silva Machado, and Captain Luiz Henrique Tota. These officers were accused of several serious offenses, including promoting Joaquim Pinto Madeira (1783-1834) to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel without government authorisation in 1825 and persistently disobeying government orders. Their actions during the April 1832 revolt, which aimed to seize strategic locations in Rio de Janeiro, led to their trial by a War Council.The document not only outlines the charges and the defence, but also presents what are claimed to be authentic documents demonstrating the severe and allegedly unjust treatment these officers received from the government. These records were published to expose the government’s actions to the public, highlighting the deep political divisions and the harsh measures taken by the Regency to suppress opposition.This document serves as a crucial primary source for understanding the political and military conflicts of the early 19th century in Brazil. It provides insights into the mindset of those loyal to the old imperial order and their resistance to the changes being imposed by the Regency. The detailed accounts of the trial and the government's response reveal the intense struggles for power and control during this formative period in Brazil's development as a nation.With some occasional slight worm holes in the text (with loss of a few letters) and in the lower blank corner, for the greater part expertly restored, browned throughout and occasionally very slightly foxed. Otherwise in good condition.l M.O. Basile, “A politização das ruas: projetos de Brasil e ação política no tempo das Regências” (2022), vol. II, p. 718 (note; see via https://www2.senado.leg.br/bdsf/bitstream/handle/id/598554/Politizacao_ruas_v.2.pdf); Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil (1 copy, see record via: https://acervo.bn.gov.br/sophia_web/acervo/detalhe/1203690); not in Borba de Moraes; Porbase; WorldCat; cf. for C.J. de Niemeyer: Blake, Diccionario bibliographico brazileiro vol. II, pp. 130-132.

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