Júlio Prates de Castilhos
Júlio de Castilhos | |
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Governor of Rio Grande do Sul | |
In office 1891–1891 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Abbott |
Succeeded by | Junta |
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul | |
In office 1893–1898 | |
Preceded by | Fernando Abbott |
Succeeded by | Antônio Augusto Borges de Medeiros |
Personal details | |
Born |
São Martinho, district of Cruz Alta | June 29, 1860
Died |
October 24, 1903 43) Porto Alegre | (aged
Political party | PRR |
Profession | lawyer |
Júlio Prates de Castilhos (Cruz Alta, 29 June 1860 — Porto Alegre, 24 October 1903) was a Brazilian journalist and politician. Elected Patriarch of Rio Grande do Sul.[1]
He was twice the governor of Rio Grande do Sul and was the principal author of the State Constitution of 1891 and a model for many future politicians of the region.[2] He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.
On July 15, 1891, Julio de Castilhos was elected president of the state of Rio Grande do Sul However, with the fall of Deodoro da Fonseca, was deposed on November 3 that year.[1]
The town of Júlio de Castilhos is named after him.
References
- 1 2 "Júlio Prates de Castilhos" (in Portuguese). UOL - Educação. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ Margaret Bakos, Júlio de Castilhos: Positivismo, abolição e república (EDIPUCRS, 2006: ISBN 85-7430-601-0), p. 9.
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