# Malê revolt (24 January 1835)

URL: https://allhistories.com/brazil/timeline/1835-male-revolt
Location: Salvador, Bahia
Themes: Revolution

Hundreds of enslaved and free Africans, many of them Muslim Yoruba and Hausa (called malês), rise in Salvador on the night of 24 to 25 January, at the end of Ramadan. The uprising is crushed within hours by soldiers and police, and many participants are executed, flogged, imprisoned or deported to Africa.

## Why it matters
It is the largest urban slave rebellion in the Americas and heightens elite fears of slave uprisings across Brazil.

Ruler at the Time: [Francisco de Lima e Silva](https://allhistories.com/brazil/rulers/francisco-de-lima-e-silva)

Co-regent of the Empire of Brazil: José da Costa Carvalho
Co-regent of the Empire of Brazil: João Bráulio Muniz

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Malê revolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%AA_revolt)
- [Wikipedia — First Reign & Regency (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Brazil)