Portugal’s queen, Dona Maria I, had warned that rebels would be beheaded. Nevertheless, in 1788, Tiradentes, then a military ensign, took the lead in the Inconfidência Mineira, or the Rebellion of the State of Minas Gerais.
Lai gan Portugāles karaliene Marija I bija brīdinājusi, ka dumpiniekiem draud galvas nociršana, 1788. gadā Tiradentess, kas toreiz bija jaunākais leitnants, sāka vadīt kustību Inconfidência Mineira (Minasžeraisas štata dumpis).