Bento Manuel Ribeiro

Bento Manuel Ribeiro
Portrait of Bento Manuel Ribeiro
Born	1783 Sorocaba, Brazil (Portuguese Colony)
Died	30 May 1855 Porto Alegre, Empire of Brazil
Allegiance	Empire of Brazil
Rank	Army marshal
Battles/wars	Portuguese invasion of the Banda Oriental (1811–12) Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental Independence of Brazil Cisplatine War Ragamuffin War Uruguayan Civil War

Bento Manuel Ribeiro (Sorocaba, 1783 – Porto Alegre, 1855) was a Brazilian military officer, who participated in some key military campaigns of the history of Brazil such as the Cisplatine War (Guerra del Brazil) and the Ragamuffin War.

Biography

Bento Manuel Ribeiro was the son of Manuel Ribeiro de Almeida, a tropeiro (Brazilian for cowboy) and Ana Maria Bueno. On December 1, 1800 he enlisted in the Rio Pardo militia regiment. He fought in the War of 1801 against the Spaniards as a soldier, accompanied by his brother Captain Gabriel Ribeiro de Almeida. Under the leadership of Colonel Patrick Camera Strap, he participated in the expulsion of the Spanish troops from Batovi and from the fortress of Santa Tecla.

He participated in the First Cisplatine Campaign (1811–1812), such as quartermaster, being promoted to lieutenant in 1813. In the War against Artigas he served under the command of General Joaquim Xavier Curado.

During the Ragamuffin War he switched sides twice, ending on the Imperial one; he was described as faithful at the balance of the conflict. In the Guerra Grande (Great War), also during the Ragamuffin War, he led the Farroupilha that supported Fructuoso Rivera.

Personal life

He married in South Cacapava on September 15, 1807 with Maria Manso da Conceição, daughter of Antonio Manso Monteiro and Ana Maria Martins. Grandfather was Bento Manuel Ribeiro Carneiro Monteiro, mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro and military commander.

Bento Manuel Ribeiro died in Porto Alegre in 1855, being a rich rancher. His grave is at the entrance of the cemetery in Uruguayana.

References

Bibliography

Da Silva, Alfredo P.M. (1906). Os Generais do Exército Brasileiro, 1822 a 1889, Vol.1 (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro, 1906: M. Orosco & Co.

External links

Bento Manuel Ribeiro at 'Página do Gaúcho, quoting O exército farrapo e seus chefes Vol I by Bento, Cláudio Moreira

Empire of Brazil

General topics	History Politics Economy Armed Forces Nobility Provinces

Wars	Independence of Brazil (1822–24) Cisplatine War (1825–28) Platine War (1851–52) Uruguayan War (1864–65) Paraguayan War (1864–70)

Emperors	Pedro I Pedro II

Politicians	José Bonifácio de Andrada Marquis of Olinda Bernardo Pereira de Vasconcelos Viscount of Sepetiba Marquis of Paraná Viscount of Uruguai Viscount of Rio Branco Viscount of Ouro Preto

Military	Count of São João das Duas Barras Viscount of Laguna Duke of Caxias John Pascoe Grenfell Count of Porto Alegre Marquis of Tamandaré Marquis of Erval Viscount of Inhaúma Count of Eu

Abolitionists	Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil André Rebouças Joaquim Nabuco José do Patrocínio

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