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Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 2 months. Name in sources: Revolta de Vila Rica, Revolta de Filipe dos Santos. Location: Vila Rica (actual Ouro Preto), Minas Gerais Country (current): Brazil. Monarchy: Portuguese. Main participants: Local elites, Others. Number of participants: <50. Main reasons & motivations: Fiscal, Others, Political. Leadership: Filipe dos Santos, Pascoal da Silva Guimarães, Dr. Manoel Mosqueira da Rosa, Frei Vicente Botelho e Frei Francisco de Monte Alverne. Relevance: medium.
Author: Roberta Stumpf (NOVA FCSH).
Stumpf, Roberta (2020). "Revolt of Vila Rica 1720", in J. V. Serrão and M. S. Cunha (coord), Encyclopaedia of Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. https://mappingrebellions.com/revolt/revolt-of-vila-rica-1720/ (accessed on 12 March 2026).