Tibira do Maranhão

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Tibira do Maranhão
Died1614
Maranhão, Brazil
NationalityTupinambá people
Known forFirst execution of a gay man in Brazil

The Tibira do Maranhão was the first documented case of execution due to homosexuality in Brazil. Tibira was a Tupinambá native of Maranhão.[1]

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In 1614, 2 years after the arrival of French colonizers in Northern Brazil, Tibira, which means homosexual in the Tupi language,[2] was sentenced to death for sodomy by Yves D'Évreux, a Capuchin monk[3] Tibira attempted to escape the charge, and fled into the woods for several days, but was re-captured by French authorities.[1] Before his execution, Tibira was baptized by D'Évreux in the name of Saint Dismas, strapped to a cannon, which was fired, killing him.[4] His last words were:

"I'm going to die, I'll never see them again, I'm no longer afraid of Jurupari because I'm a child of God, I do not have to provide fire, flour, water or any tool to travel beyond mountains, where you think you are dancing your fathers. Give me a little petum, however, so that I may die joyfully, with the firm word and without the fear that greases my stomach."[5]

In 2014, gay activist Luiz Mott started a campaign to get Tibira canonized as a queer saint and recognized as a martyr.[6] On December 5, 2016, a monument commemorating Tibira was dedicated in Maranhão, Praia Grande, during the State Week of Human Rights.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bernardo, André (29 January 2019). "Índios Gays: Amor e Ódio na Colônia". aventurasnahistoria.uol.com. Aventuras Na História. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ Cherry, Kittredge (18 April 2019). "Tibira do Maranhão: First indigenous gay martyr of Brazil". qspirit.net. Q Spirit. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ Clarke, Kevin. "Should the Catholic Church Recognize a 'Queer Saint'?". 27 September 2017. Vice, Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ Testoni, Marcelo (1 April 2019). "Primeira Vítima de Homofobia Registrada no Brasil foi Índio Morto em 1614". universa.uol.com. Universa. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ Mott, Luiz (26 May 2014). "O Primeiro Crime Homofóbico no Brasil". historiahoje.com. História Hoje. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ Talento, Biaggio (6 December 2014). "GGB defends the Canonization of "Gay Indian"". A Tarde. Salvador, Brazil. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Government inaugurates headstone in honor of Tibira Indian at State Human Rights Week". ma.gov.br. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF MARANHÃO. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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