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Nome: Felipe Meneguzzi

 Zumbi dos Palmares

Zumbi dos Palmares (1655-1695) was the last leader of the Quilombo dos
Palmares and also the one with the greatest historical relevance.

Zumbi gained respect and admiration from his quilombola compatriots due to his
skills as a warrior, which gave him courage, leadership and knowledge of military
strategy.

He fought for freedom of worship and religion, as well as for the end of colonial
slavery in Brazil. Despite this, this leader was also known for the despotic severity
with which he led Palmares, where there was even a milder type of slavery.
Biography of Zumbi dos Palmares:

There is little data on his personal life, but it is known that he was married to
Dandara, who fought at his side.

Zumbi was born approximately in 1655, in Quilombo dos Palmares, Captaincy of

Pernambuco, region of Serra da Barriga. Today, the location is União dos
Palmares, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas.
Death of Zumbi dos Palmares:

In 1695, on November 20, Zumbi is betrayed by one of his captains, Antônio

Soares, and killed by Captain Furtado de Mendonça. The leader of Palmares was
40 years old.
After defeating and killing Zumbi, the captain was awarded fifty thousand reis by
the monarch D. Pedro II of Portugal.
His head was cut off, salted and taken to Governor Melo e Castro. It was
exhibited in a public square in order to end the myth of the immortality of Zumbi
dos Palmares.
The date of his death, November 20, was adopted as Black Consciousness Day.