In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is Fonseca.
His Excellency Marshal
Hermes da Fonseca
Official portrait, 1910
President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1910 – 14 November 1914
Vice President
Venceslau Brás
Preceded by
Nilo Peçanha
Succeeded by
Venceslau Brás
Justice of the Superior Military Court
In office 18 December 1908 – 27 May 1909
Nominated by
Afonso Pena
Preceded by
Alexandrino Faria de Alencar
Succeeded by
José Maria Marinho da Silva
Minister of War
In office 15 November 1906 – 27 May 1909
President
Afonso Pena
Preceded by
Francisco Argolo
Succeeded by
Luís Mendes de Morais
Personal details
Born
(1855-05-12)12 May 1855 São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil
Died
9 September 1923(1923-09-09) (aged 68) Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party
PRC
Spouses
Orsina Francioni
(m. 1878; died 1912)
Nair de Tefé
(m. 1913)
Relations
Deodoro da Fonseca (uncle)
Children
5
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
Empire of Brazil United States of Brazil
Branch/service
Imperial Brazilian Army Brazilian Army
Years of service
1871–1906
Rank
Field Marshal
Commands
List
1st Battery of the 2nd Artillery Regiment
General-Command of Artillery of the Imperial Army
2nd Field Artillery Regiment
Directorate of the Bahia War Arsenal
Niterói Garrison Command
2nd Mounted Artillery Regiment
Chief of the Military Cabinet
Police Brigade of Rio de Janeiro
4th Military District Command
Battles/wars
Brazilian Naval Revolts
Vaccine Revolt
Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈɛʁmisʁoˈdɾigisdɐfõˈsekɐ]; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and politician who served as the eighth president of Brazil between 1910 and 1914. He was a nephew of marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil, and general João Severiano da Fonseca, patron of the Army Health Service. His parents were the marshal Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca and Rita Rodrigues Barbosa.
Hermes Rodrigues daFonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɛʁmis ʁoˈdɾigis dɐ fõˈsekɐ]; 12 May 1855 – 9 September 1923) was a Brazilian field marshal and...
Manuel Deodoro daFonseca (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐnuˈɛw deoˈdɔɾu da fõˈsekɐ]; 5 August 1827 – 23 August 1892) was a Brazilian politician and military...
presidential election, Artur Bernardes. Acting under the figure of marshal HermesdaFonseca and supporting the defeated faction, the Republican Reaction [pt]...
S2CID 31456090. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Liselotte HermesdaFonseca: Wissenschaftliche Transzendenz der Körperwelten. Aufhebung der "Beschränkung...
Temer, Jair Bolsonaro) Rio Grande do Sul: 6 (HermesdaFonseca, Getúlio Vargas, João Goulart, Artur da Costa e Silva, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, Ernesto...
president HermesdaFonseca. This attack undermined the morale of the pro-government forces in Rossio. After the dinner with HermesdaFonseca, D. Manuel...
the rearmament of the Brazilian Navy, which was done by ministers HermesdaFonseca and Alexandrino Faria de Alencar [pt]. Pena also supported Cândido...
Hermes Ernesto daFonseca (September 1824 – February 7, 1891) was a Brazilian military officer and politician. The eldest son of Manuel Mendes da Fonseca...
and replaced with a republic in a coup d'état led by marshal Deodoro daFonseca, who deposed emperor Pedro II, proclaimed Brazil a Republic and formed...
on 1 March 1910. The result was a victory for HermesdaFonseca, who received 57.1% of the vote. Fonseca was supported by several of the most influential...
first made mandatory in 1906, during Afonso Pena's government, when HermesdaFonseca was Minister of War. It would only be fully implemented during World...
monarchy in Taquaruçu". The Brazilian government, then led by Marshal HermesdaFonseca who was responsible for the policy of military interventions in other...
and state administrations, Nilo supported the candidacy of Marshal HermesdaFonseca for the new presidency - supported by Minas Gerais - against Rui Barbosa...
1956, Royal Navy officers in full-dress wore cocked hats. Marshal HermesdaFonseca, President of Brazil, wearing a bicorne, 1910. An Italian Carabinieri...
Ranieri Mazzilli, who served two non-consecutive terms each. President HermesdaFonseca had two first ladies, as he became a widower and remarried while still...
President of the nation through a coup d'état, the first being Deodoro daFonseca, who deposed Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in 1889, ended the Brazilian Empire...
and "HermesdaFonseca Street". The neighborhood is the most populous of Itapecerica da Serra, and the region, live councillors of Itapecerica da Serra...
material and preparation were evident, convincing Hermes of the need for radical reforms. HermesdaFonseca was appointed Minister of War in the government...
Bernardes, if he was elected. However, the imprisonment of ex-president HermesdaFonseca and the closing of the Military Club precipitated the start of a rebellion...