Beyond Tenentism: The 1924 Uprising in São Paulo
First Republic; Tenentismo; Revolt of 1924; Sao Paulo
This research seeks to understand, from the perspective of Social History, who were involved in the 1924 Uprising in São Paulo, what their origins and motivations were that led them to an armed uprising, aimed at overthrowing Arthur Bernardes of the Presidency of the Republic . The movement that started in the capital of São Paulo spread throughout the state and occurred as an unfolding of revolts that occurred in the previous years in Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso. Such political movements comprised the so-called “tenentismo”, defined from the 1930s as an expression of the middle classes, with wide participation of lieutenants of the Army, who wished to establish in the country an effective liberal-democratic regime in opposition to the dominant oligarchic politics in First Republic. From the analysis of the judicial process brought by the State against the insurgents and from other sources such as newspapers and personal documents, it was possible to observe that the 1924 Revolt had the involvement of members of the Army and the Public Force of São Paulo, with the most various positions in the military hierarchy, as well as civilians, who were the majority among those indicted. It possessed a multiplicity of ideas and intentions, as vast as the diversity of the experiences of the people involved. Among the generals involved, it was possible to note that there was the idea of the Army as a moderating power, promoter of the Republic and guardian of the Constitution. However, among the medium and low patents it was possible to verify the inclusion of other demands. With regard to civil involvement, the cases of looting and fires in factories and warehouses motivated by the famine that settled in the city during the armed clashes, the wide adhesion of foreigners, who came to compose battalions and contributed a lot with their knowledge acquired in the First, stands out. Guerra, and the attempts of some revolting soldiers to get closer to the organized workers' movement, showing the diverse character that the movement had and the weaving of networks of sociability and solidarity among the subjects