May 14 Revolt

14 May 1915 Revolt

The population in front of Lisbon City Hall watches the proclamation of the Constitutional Junta
Date14 May 1915
Location
Result

Republican victory

Belligerents
Portuguese Government Republicans
Commanders and leaders
Pimenta de Castro António Maria da Silva
Álvaro de Castro
José de Freitas Ribeiro
José Norton de Matos
Alfredo de Sá Cardoso
Leote de Rego
Casualties and losses
102 dead and hundreds wounded, of which 250 severely

The May 14 Revolt (1915) was a politico-military uprising led by Álvaro de Castro and General Sá Cardoso which started in Lisbon, Portugal, with the objective of taking power from the dictatorship of General Pimenta de Castro during the Portuguese First Republic and returning the government to the principles of the 1911 Constitution.