Confederation of the Equator

Confederation of the Equator
	; The Brazilian Army fighting the Confederate troops in Recife, capital of the Pernambuco province, 1824.
Date	1824
Location	Pernambuco; Ceará; Paraíba;
Result	Loyalist victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	Confederation of the Equator
Commanders and leaders
Lima e Silva; John Taylor; Thomas Cochrane;	Frei Caneca (POW) ; M. de Carvalho;
Strength
Troops: In Pernambuco: 3,500; In Ceará: 2,200; In Paraíba: 2,000; ; Ships: In April: 2 frigates; 1 brig; 1 schooner; 1 charrua; In August: 1 ship of the line; 1 brig; 1 corvette; 2 schooners; ; ;	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Confederation of the Equator (Portuguese: Confederação do Equador) was a short-lived rebellion that occurred in the northeastern region of the Empire of Brazil in 1824, in the early years of the country's independence from Portugal. The secessionist movement was led by liberals who opposed the authoritarian and centralist policies of the nation's first leader, Emperor Pedro I. The fight occurred in the provinces of Pernambuco, Ceará and Paraíba.

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