▁as ▁Tir ad entes . ▁ ▁Ple a ▁ ▁Jo aqu im ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁in conf ident es ' ▁intent ▁to ▁revol t ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁ple a ▁letter ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁of ▁April , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁the ▁Vis count ▁of ▁Barb ac ena , ▁essentially ▁alert ing ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁to ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁movement ▁in ▁V ila ▁Rica ▁which ▁intended ▁to ▁proc laim ▁a ▁Republic ▁in ▁Brazil ▁and ▁free ▁it ▁from ▁Portugal . ▁The ▁der rama ▁for ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁subsequently ▁susp ended ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁revol t ▁were ▁arrested . ▁ ▁As ▁compens ation ▁for ▁his ▁ple a , ▁Jo aqu im ▁issued ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁dem ands : ▁a ▁prize ▁in ▁gold , ▁to ▁be ▁forg iven ▁of ▁his ▁fis cal ▁deb ts , ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁Go ias ▁and ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁a ▁private ▁m ansion , ▁a ▁lifetime ▁p ension , ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁F idal go , ▁the ▁honour ▁and ▁uniform ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Military ▁Order ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Lis boa ▁with ▁the ▁Prince ▁Reg ent ▁Dom ▁João . ▁It ▁is ▁uncertain ▁if ▁any ▁of ▁these ▁dem ands ▁were ▁met . ▁ ▁Final ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Jo aqu im ▁suffered ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁attempts ▁on ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁Brazil ▁after ▁his ▁ple a , ▁being