Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (pronounced [kaˈʃi.ɐs]; 25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "the Peacemaker" and "the Iron Duke", was an...

Francisco de Lima e Silva, José Joaquim de Lima e Silva [pt] and Manuel da Fonseca de Lima e Silva [pt]; he was also the uncle of Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, later...

Cândida de Oliveira Belo, with whom he had three children: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the future Duke of Caxias, José Joaquim de Lima e Silva Sobrinho...

José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 13 June 1763 – 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman...

Dominic de Silva (1893–1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian military commander Luís da...

named after Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, who was born there in 1803. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duque de Caxias....

distinct rank: Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Manuel Antônio da Fonseca Costa, Marquis of Gávea Francisco Xavier Calmon Cabral da Silva, Baron of...

Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507–1582), Spanish noble, general, and diplomat involved in the Eighty Years' War Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke...

Auguste de Beauharnais, Duke of Santa Cruz, Prince Consort of Portugal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, military general Isabel Maria de Alcântara...

The Pikysyry maneuver was a tactic used by Brazilian marshal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, during the Paraguayan War to outflank the Paraguayan...

João de Souza da Fonseca Costa. Asunción was deserted, evacuated by all its inhabitants two days before. On January 5, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then...

imperial government sent troops under the command of Colonel Luís Alves de Lima e Silva and made him the president of the province. By combining political...

during the last 42 years of the Empire of Brazil. The first de jure officeholder was Manuel Alves Branco, Viscount of Caravelas, who was sworn in on 20 July...

military named it the "Sword of Duque de Caxias." The monument was erected in Brasília to honor Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, the patron of the...

Philippe, possível vice de Bolsonaro". MSN. Archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018. Luís Lima. "As ideias do príncipe"...

Diaféria, deemed as demeaning to the historical figure of the Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, the civic patron of the Brazilian Army. In 1988...

Antônio João had 4 children: Pedro Luís, Amélia Maria, Rafael Antônio and Maria Gabriela. Antônio's first son, Pedro Luis, died on Air France flight 447,...

province to organize a response. He joined forces in Ouro Preto with Luís Alves de Lima e Silva (then-Baron and later Duke of Caxias), who commanded the National...

morning of 6 December 1868, marshal of the Imperial Brazilian Army, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Marquis (later Duke) of Caxias, moved with 16,999 infantrymen...

Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval (Marshal) 1852 – Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre (Lieutenant general) 1841 – Luís Alves de Lima e Silva,...

Copacabana Turret with two 30.5 cmm guns at Fort Copacabana Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duque de Caxias was a Brazilian army marshal and politician, and one...

of the Imperial Army. At that time, the Field Marshal Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then Marquis de Caxias, was the commander of the Brazilian forces in...

Ferraz de Campos Sales (a president of Brazil) Carlos Chagas, Minas Gerais - Carlos Chagas (discoverer of Chagas disease) Duque de Caxias - Luís Alves de Lima...

village of Manga by Raimundo Gomes. With the rebellion repressed by Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the resistance would only be maintained with the military support...

Brazilian forces operating in Paraguay and turned to the 63-year-old Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Marquess of Caxias, as the new leader on 10 October 1866...

Guard was called in a contingent of 180 men led by then-Coronel Luís Alves de Lima e Silva. They captured Mariana and 15 other enslaved people, though they...

Army Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias General Jacinto Machado Bittencourt General Alexandre Gomes de Argolo Ferrão Filho General Manuel Luís Osório...

40 recipients) Knight (limited to 100 recipients) Officially, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias was the only Brazilian awarded the commendation...

officer of the Presidential Guard Battalion was the 2nd Lieutenant Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias and the Patron of the Army. Thus, its nickname...

memorial in the world. The idea of building a monument to honor Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duke of Caxias, considered Brazil's greatest military hero...