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Laguna, Santa Catarina

Laguna is a coastal town in southern Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded by Portuguese settlers in the 1670s. In July 1839 rebels of the Ragamuffin War under Davi Canabarro and Giuseppe Garibaldi captured it and proclaimed the short-lived Juliana Republic there. It was the birthplace of Anita Garibaldi.

Laguna, Santa Catarina
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Laguna, Santa Catarina. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-santa-catarina
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The Epoch Institute. “Laguna, Santa Catarina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/laguna-santa-catarina.
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