Domingos José Martins
Domingos José Martins | |
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| Leader of the Provisional Government of the Republic | |
| In office 16 March 1817 – 15 April 1817 Serving with João Ribeiro Pessoa de Melo Montenegro, Domingos Teotônio Jorge Martins Pessoa, José Luís de Mendonça and Manoel Correia de Araújo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1781 Fazenda Caxangá, Itapemirim |
| Died | 12 July 1817 (aged 36) Campo da Pólvora, Recife |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Spouse | Maria Teodora da Costa |
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| Occupation | Merchant |
Domingos José Martins (9 May 1781 – 12 July 1817) was a Brazilian merchant and revolutionary.
Member of the Freemasonry of the English tradition, he was important for the reestablishment of the Freemasons in the Captaincy of Pernambuco during the 1810s. He was one of the leaders of the Pernambucan Revolt, being arrested on 15 April 1817 after the Battle of Ipojuca and was later executed on Campo da Pólvora.
Despite his important role on the Revolt, several details of his life are unknown or contested. Neverthless, he became an important historical figure in Espírito Santo after the Proclamation of the Republic, and in 2011 his name was added on the Book of Heroes of the Homeland by the president Dilma Rousseff.