What the records say
- When
- 1617 – 1621
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 1.46° S, 48.50° W
- Description
- indigenous revolt against the Portuguese domination in Brazil
Placed at the capital of Grão-Pará Captaincy.
Tupinambás Uprising
Indigenous revolt against the Portuguese domination in Brazil
The Tupinambá Uprising (1617-1621), also called the Tupinambá Revolt, took place on January 13, 1618, and was led by the tuxaua (cacique) Cabelo de Velha, who gathered several native indigenous groups from the busy Mairi region to fight against the Portuguese, due to the abuses committed by these colonizers when they exploited the indigenous labor force in the Conquest of Pará.
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