... intervention in Spain. November 13 - Greek War of Independence: Nafplion falls to the Greek rebels. December 1 - Peter I is crowned as Emperor of Brazil (see The reign of Pedro I, 1822-31).

On 12 October 1822, Dom Pedro became the first Emperor of Brazil, being crowned on 1 December 1822. Portugal would recognize Brazil as an independent country in 1825.

Brazil Table of Contents Emperor Pedro I, 1822-31. Dom Pedro meant to rule frugally and started by cutting his own salary, centralizing scattered government offices, and ...

Flag of the Empire of Brazil. The flag of 1822 was green with a yellow lozenge (like today), but with the arms in the center. Mark Sensen, 5 December 1995

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