Duque de Caxias facts for kids
Duque de Caxias is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro of southeastern Brazil. About 900,000 people live there. It has an area of 464,573 km (288,672 mi).
Images for kids
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María Ángela Furriol, the Hispanic-American who may have been Caxias' fiancée
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Ana Luísa de Loreto, wife of Caxias, as a child (bottom right) along with her siblings
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Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then-Baron of Caxias, around age 38, c. 1841
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Sabará (pictured) was one of the towns Caxias marched into during the 1842 Liberal rebellion in Minas Gerais province
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The then-Count of Caxias, around age 43, c. 1846
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The steamship Dom Afonso, aboard which Caxias scouted the port area of Buenos Aires for a later canceled attack
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Caxias around age 54, c. 1857
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Caxias around age 58, c. 1861
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Pedro II (raising his hat) follows behind his two aides-de-camp, one of them Caxias (center). This military parade most probably occurred during the siege of Uruguaiana at the beginning of the Paraguayan War.
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Caxias in Paraguay, c. 1866. He is portrayed in simple campaign uniform, instead of the court dress shown in other pictures
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Caxias leads the Brazilian army
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Caxias around age 74, c. 1877
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Monument in honor of the Duke of Caxias in the city of São Paulo
See also
In Spanish: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva para niños
