THE 1924 Paulista Revolution represented the largest armed conflict in São Paulo, lasting 23 days, led by General Isidoro Dias Lopes, during the government of President Artur Bernardes. It is considered the second tenentist revolt after the event of the "Revolta da Forte de Copacabana" in 1922, which took place during the period called "Old Republic" (1889-1930).
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Main Causes and Consequences of the Revolt: Summary
Dissatisfied with the current oligarchic regime, the tenentists of the Republican Party of São Paulo (PRP) were, in general, soldiers fighting for democracy, educational and political reforms, as well as the departure of the traditional agrarian elites who dominated the political and economic scene of the parents. After the failure of the Revolta do Forte de Copacabana, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, the group decided to return to the scene and remove the president from his position, at the time the Minas Gerais artist, Artur Bernardes.
The Paulista Revolution occurred on the same date as the first tenentist revolt (Revolta do Forte de Copacabana, July 5, 1922), being led by General Isidoro Dias Lopes (1865-1949), considered the “Marshal of the Revolution”, alongside several lieutenants: Joaquim do Nascimento Fernandes Távora, Juarez Távora, Miguel Costa, Eduardo Gomes, Índio do Brasil and João Cabins.
The revolt that broke out on July 5, 1924, was willing to overthrow the president, so that about 1,000 men spread out to attack the city, which lasted 23 days; the result corroborates the biggest military conflict that occurred in the city of São Paulo: a city destroyed by several bombings, hundreds of dead and wounded.
In the meantime, the president of the state, Carlos Campos, has fled the capital in addition to about 300,000 people who have been refugees. The rebels attacked the seat of government, Palácio dos Campos Elíseos, and took over the city hall of several cities in the interior of the state.
Finally, the rebels resisted for days, however, given the scale of the revolt and the constant attacks by the government (loyalist army loyal to Artur Bernardes), they decided to move to the south, so that they conquered some cities in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, until they joined the lieutenants of the Prestes column, led by Luís Carlos About. In August of the same year, Carlos de Campos returns to the city of São Paulo.
Note that other outbreaks of revolt spread across the country during the 1924 Paulista Revolt, which broke out in states: Amazonas, Pará, Sergipe, Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul, which were also fought by the government.
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Curiosity
- The 1924 Paulista Revolt is known by other names, namely: “1924 Revolution”, “Isidoro Revolution” (in reference to the leader of the revolt, General Isidoro), “Forgotten Revolution” and “Second July 5th” (alluding to the date that followed the Copacabana Fort Revolt, July 5th, 1922).