Person naval officer military officer politician
Joaquim de Oliveira Álvares
1776–1835
naval officer · military officer · politician
Madeiran-born naval and army officer (1776–1835) of the Oliveira family, who fought in the Montevideo campaigns. He stayed in Brazil after independence and became marshal, lieutenant-general and minister of war of the Brazilian empire.
1Mentioned in
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- Oliveira — Member of the Oliveira family descended from Domingos de Oliveira Alvares, with his own entry in the Elucidário.
- Cadeia Velha (street) — Member of the Oliveira family whose house stood in Rua da Cadeia Velha.
- Madeirans in Brazil — Madeiran general active in Brazil.
2Chronology
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Joaquim de Oliveira Álvares was born in Madeira.
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Joaquim de Oliveira Álvares was appointed second lieutenant in the navy.
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Joaquim de Oliveira Álvares commanded a Portuguese caique against a French privateer off the Algarve.
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Joaquim de Oliveira Álvares served in Brazil as artillery captain of the São Paulo volunteer legion.
