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Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 1 day. Name in sources: Revolta da Casa Martins; motim da Ilha do Sal. Location: Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal Country (current): Cape Verde. Monarchy: Portuguese. Main participants: Enslaved, Local elites, Workers. Number of participants: <50. Main reasons & motivations: Economic, Others, Political. Leadership: Joaquim Pereira da Silva, João António Martins, Teófilo Lima. Relevance: low.
Author: Ivone Brito Monteiro (UNICV).
Monteiro, Ivone Brito (2022). "Sal Island riot 1847", in J. V. Serrão and M. S. Cunha (coord), Encyclopaedia of Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. https://mappingrebellions.com/revolt/sal-island-riot-1847/ (accessed on 12 March 2026).