Battle of Itararé
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Era | Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) | derived from year |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Brazil | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | South America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Revolution of 1930 | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | -24.1214, -49.3831 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Itararé was the main confrontation of the Brazilian Revolution of 1930 on the border between São Paulo and southern Brazil. On the São Paulo side were units of the Brazilian Army, the Public Force of São Paulo, and civilian volunteers loyal to the government of President Washington Luís, under the command of Colonel Paes de Andrade. On the other side, coming from Paraná, were revolutionaries from the Army, the Public Forces of Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul, and volunteers, under the command of Miguel Costa. The advanced positions of the loyalists in Sengés, in Paraná territory, were taken in combat, but the final offensive in São Paulo territory, in the municipality of Itararé, was canceled when a military coup in Rio de Janeiro deposed the president on 24 October 1930.
Itararé had strategic value because the São Paulo-Rio Grande Railway passed over the supposedly impassable ravines of the Itararé River. The city had already almost been the scene of combat during the Federalist Revolution of 1894 and had a reputation for invincibility. It was one of the sectors in which the revolutionaries launched their offensive towards São Paulo, after dominating most of the southern states in the first days of October.
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