Manoel Beckman

Manoel Beckman[n] (c. 1630 – 2 November 1685), also known as Bequimão, was a 17th-century trader, politician and farmer in São Luís, Maranhão, in the northeast of Brazil. He was son of a German father and a Portuguese mother, both of Jewish origin.^[1] He was investigated by the Portuguese Inquisition. In 1684, together with his brother Tomás and many rich farmers, he started a rebellion against the local colonial authorities and the Company of Commerce because of unfulfilled promises of shipments of African slaves and the abolition of native slavery.^[2] He also targeted the Catholic clergy, especially the Crown's Favourites, who protected the Christian natives. The insurrection was eventually put down by Loyalist troops and Beckman was hanged on 2 November 1685.

Manoel Beckman
Beckmann by Antônio Parreiras, 1936
Born	1630
Died	2 November 1685 (aged 54–55)
Occupations	Trader Politician