Onofre Saucers

Blessed Gonalves congregated a troop in White Rocks, today Guaba, and in some cities the military services were alert to deflagrarem the revolt. In day 19, Gomeses Garden and Onofre Saucers commanded about 200 men in the mount of the Azenha, to intercept who passed, in order to prevent that the president was alerted. Manuel Vieira of the Rock commanded the pole with 30 men, in the bridge of the Azenha with the Handle Rock and waited the dawn of day 20 stops to invest. The gauchos found themselves able to face the imperial ones weakened for the defeat in the Cisplatina, however Fernandes Braga heard commentaries the respect and ordered 9 men commanded for Jose Gordilho de Barbuda Son to make a recognition, at night. Inexperienced, the imperial guards if had left to perceive. You alert, pole attacked the republican them and they had run away, resulting in 2 dead and five wounded. Although reached, Jose Gordilho obtained to alert Fernandes Braga to the 11 of the night. To the dawn, Braga was next to the war armory, trying to congregate men for the resistance, however, until the way of the afternoon 17 men if had only presented to defend the city.

With few weapons and the ammunition, he ran away all for Rio Grande with the money of the provincial safes. Farroupilhas had postponed the onslaught, and at the dawn of day 21 they had only arrived at the doors of the city, with Blessed Gonalves, the other commanders and the troops. Without resistance, Porto Alegre delivered the revolutionaries to it. The City council convoked an extraordinary meeting to occupy the position of President and in the absence of the immediate vices-president, assumed the vice room, Martian Dr. Ribeiro Pear tree. In the sequncia, they had forwarded a letter to the Diogo priest Antonio Feij, Imperial Regent, explaining the reasons of the revolt and requesting the nomination of a new President.