8 9 4 ▁until ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Can ud os , ▁a ▁camp es in ant ▁revol t ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁by ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Army . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁Portugal ▁that ▁was ▁successfully ▁medi ated ▁by ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Congress ▁that ▁draft ed ▁and ▁approved ▁Brazil ' s ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Presidente ▁Pr ud ente , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁His ▁ancest ry ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁Portuguese ▁sett lers ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Training ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁▁ ▁Pr ud ente ▁de ▁Mor ais ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁It u ▁( S ão ▁Paulo ) ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁three ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁father , ▁an ▁animal ▁deal er , ▁who ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁a ▁slave . ▁After ▁his ▁mother ▁rem ar ried , ▁Mor ais ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁primary ▁school .