Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon

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Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon was a Brazilian military officer, explorer, and indigenist renowned for mapping the Amazon and defending the rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil.

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instanceOf Brazilian military officer
explorer
human
indigenist
advocatedFor peaceful contact with Indigenous peoples
alsoKnownAs Cândido Rondon NERFINISHED
Marechal Rondon NERFINISHED
awarded Order of Military Merit (Brazil) NERFINISHED
Order of the Southern Cross NERFINISHED
birthDate 1865-05-05
birthPlace Mimoso, Mato Grosso, Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
deathDate 1958-01-19
deathPlace Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicBackground Indigenous ancestry
fieldOfWork exploration of the Brazilian interior
protection of Indigenous peoples
founded Indian Protection Service (SPI) NERFINISHED
hasPartOfNameIn State of Rondônia NERFINISHED
honouredBy state of Rondônia being named after him
ideology protection of Indigenous cultures
influenced Brazilian indigenist policy
creation of protected Indigenous territories in Brazil
knownFor defending the rights of Indigenous peoples in Brazil
leading telegraph line expeditions in Brazil
mapping the Amazon region
language Portuguese
militaryRank Marshal
motto Die if necessary, but never kill
movement Brazilian indigenist movement
name Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon NERFINISHED
nationality Brazilian
notableWork construction of telegraph lines in the Brazilian interior
exploration of the Amazon rainforest
occupation explorer
indigenist
military officer
participatedIn telegraph commission expeditions in Mato Grosso
telegraph commission expeditions in the Amazon
positionHeld head of the Indian Protection Service (SPI)
residence Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NERFINISHED
servedIn Brazilian Army NERFINISHED

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Marechal Cândido Rondon namedAfter Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
Rondônia namedAfter Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
this entity surface form: Cândido Rondon