In theory, the new republican State of…
July 1824 CE
However, in Ceará the situation becomes more serious with the deposition of the President Pedro José da Costa Barros, who is substituted with the confederate Tristão Gonçalves de Alencar Araripe.
The other cities and villages of the province refuse to accept the act and counterattack.
Alencar Araripe departs for the countryside, where he attempts to defeat the imperial troops.
While he is absent, the capital of the province, Fortaleza, reaffirms its loyalty to the Empire.