Maragato is a name given in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 to those who initiated the Riograndense Revolution

Federalist Riograndense Revolution (Brazil)

The Federalist Riograndense Revolution was a revolution in the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil against the Republic proclaimed in 1889.Inspired by the monarchist Gaspar Silveira Martins, it had as military head Gumercindo Saraiva...

 of 1893 in protest against the federal government represented in the province by Júlio Prates de Castilhos

Júlio Prates de Castilhos

Júlio Prates de Castilhos was a Brazilian journalist and politician.He was twice the govenor 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. He disseminated positivist ideas in Brazil.The town of Júlio de...

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They wore red neckerchiefs for identification. The name Maragato (originally pejorative, then embraced by the rebels themselves) came from the fact that their leaders had been in exile in a region of Uruguay

Uruguay

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 heavily populated by emigrants from La Maragatería in Spain.