# Insurrection of Pernambuco begins (June 1645)

URL: https://allhistories.com/brazil/timeline/1645-insurrection-of-pernambuco-begins
Location: Pernambuco
Themes: Revolution

Luso-Brazilian planters led by João Fernandes Vieira and André Vidal de Negreiros rise against Dutch rule, many of them heavily indebted to the West India Company. They are joined by the Black commander Henrique Dias and the Potiguara leader Filipe Camarão. In August 1645 the rebels defeat a Dutch force at Monte das Tabocas.

## Why it matters
The rising, largely organised in Brazil itself, began the war that ended Dutch Brazil and became a founding myth of Brazilian identity.

Ruler at the Time: [João IV](https://allhistories.com/brazil/rulers/joao-iv)

Governor-General of Brazil: António Teles da Silva

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Insurrection of Pernambuco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_of_Pernambuco)
- [Wikipedia — Battle of Tabocas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tabocas)
- [Wikipedia — André Vidal de Negreiros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Vidal_de_Negreiros)
- [Wikipedia — Sugar & Dutch Brazil (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Brazil)