Amador Bueno
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Amador Bueno was born around 1572 in the city of São Paulo
, Captaincy of São Vicente
which is now the State of São Paulo
in Brazil
. He was born to Bartholomeu Bueno da Ribeira, a Spanish settler from Seville and Maria Pires, from São Paulo, daughter of Salvador Pires and Mécia Fernandes. Amador held several public office posts through royal appointment and elections.
During this time, under Spanish domination of Portugal
from 1580 to 1640, Brazilian colonies were at odds over which country to follow, Spain
or Portugal
. A largely Spanish contingent in São Paulo tried to break away from both in 1641. Without Bueno's consent, they claimed him to be their king. Bueno finally dissuaded the group and urged loyalty to João IV
of Portugal.
Still patriotic fervor was starting among the Paulistas that Bueno had to seek sanctuary in the convent
of Saint Bento. It is said he tried to reason with the crowds who outside the convent from one of the porticos but they would not return to their homes until the fathers of the convent went out and addressed the multitudes. They would later support the King of Portugal and keep the unity of Brazil's pre-republic period a bit longer. It is not known exactly when he died but estimates are between 1646 and 1650.
According to Albert F. Kunze, who was cited in the 1941 booklet by Rogelio E. Alfaro entitled "Who's Who on the Postage Stamps of Brazil" with a forward by the then Ambassador of Brazil to the US, Carlos Martins for the Pan American Union, Washington D.C. 1941. Pg.4
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Captaincy of São Vicente
São Vicente, São Paulo
São Vicente is a coastal city of southern São Paulo, Brazil. Its estimated population in 2006 was 329,370 inhabitants.It was the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas and the first capital of the Captaincy of São Vicente, now the state of São Paulo...
which is now the State of São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
in Brazil
Brazil
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. He was born to Bartholomeu Bueno da Ribeira, a Spanish settler from Seville and Maria Pires, from São Paulo, daughter of Salvador Pires and Mécia Fernandes. Amador held several public office posts through royal appointment and elections.
During this time, under Spanish domination of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
from 1580 to 1640, Brazilian colonies were at odds over which country to follow, Spain
Spain
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or Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. A largely Spanish contingent in São Paulo tried to break away from both in 1641. Without Bueno's consent, they claimed him to be their king. Bueno finally dissuaded the group and urged loyalty to João IV
John IV of Portugal
|-|John IV was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1640 to his death. He was the grandson of Catherine, Duchess of Braganza, who had in 1580 claimed the Portuguese crown and sparked the struggle for the throne of Portugal. John was nicknamed John the Restorer...
of Portugal.
Still patriotic fervor was starting among the Paulistas that Bueno had to seek sanctuary in the convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
of Saint Bento. It is said he tried to reason with the crowds who outside the convent from one of the porticos but they would not return to their homes until the fathers of the convent went out and addressed the multitudes. They would later support the King of Portugal and keep the unity of Brazil's pre-republic period a bit longer. It is not known exactly when he died but estimates are between 1646 and 1650.
According to Albert F. Kunze, who was cited in the 1941 booklet by Rogelio E. Alfaro entitled "Who's Who on the Postage Stamps of Brazil" with a forward by the then Ambassador of Brazil to the US, Carlos Martins for the Pan American Union, Washington D.C. 1941. Pg.4
Further reading
- Leme, Pedro Taques de Almeida Paes, "Nobiliarquia Paulistana Histórica e Genealógica", Ed. São Paulo University (1980, São Paulo).