Manoel Beckman

Manoel Beckman, also known as Bequimão, was a 17th-century trader and farmer in São Luís, Maranhão in the North East of Brazil. He was son of a German father and a Portuguese mother, both of Jewish origin. [1] In 1684, together with his brother Thomas, he started a rebellion against the Portuguese colonial authorities because of unfulfilled promises of shipments of slaves and ships.[2] The rebellion was eventually put down by Portuguese troops and Beckman was executed in November 1686.

References
  1. Ramos, Fábio Pestana; Morais, Marcus Vinícius de (2011-01-13). Eles formaram o Brasil (in Portuguese). Editora Contexto. ISBN 9788572445153.
  2. Costigan, Lúcia Helena (2010-01-01). Through Cracks in the Wall: Modern Inquisitions and New Christian Letrados in the Iberian Atlantic World. BRILL. ISBN 9004179208.


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