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1. Dom Pedro Ii

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   The Emperor’s final years were marked by growing alienation from the three main pillars of support for the monarchy: the conservative landowning class (alienated by abolition), the Catholic Church (due to conflicts over ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the 1870s), and the military (who felt unappreciated after the Paraguayan War and influenced by Positivist ideas).
   The final act occurred on November 15, 1889, when a bloodless military coup, led by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, deposed the Emperor and proclaimed the establishment of the [Republic of the United States of Brazil](/entries/republic-…