Portugal’s queen, Dona Maria I, had warned that rebels would be beheaded. Nevertheless, in 1788, Tiradentes, then a military ensign, took the lead in the Inconfidência Mineira, or the Rebellion of the State of Minas Gerais.
Kuigi Portugali kuninganna Maria I oli hoiatanud, et vastuhakkajatel raiutakse pea otsast, alustas alamleitnant Tiradentes 1788. aastal Minas Geraisi osariigis mässu.