Word: souza
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Though a large part of the loyal Portuguese Navy lay off Funchal, though the revolutionary junta of General Souza Dias was in Funchal, days passed and Funchal was not bombarded. The- flagship of the Portuguese Navy bears the imposing title of Carvalho Araujo. Twelve years ago this same ship was the bouncing little British fleet-sweeper, Jonquil. One shell from the London could scuttle it. Not until the British had established their safety zone did the Portuguese ships begin a fitful bombardment. Soon Minister of Marine Commandante Magalhaes Correia sent a transport and the 55-year-old iron-clad Vasco...
...Santa Cruz the Vasco da Gama banged away, first with its eight-inch, then with its six-inch, then with its four-inch gun. Under this lopsided bombardment troops were landed, rebel soldiers fell back on Funchal. No visiting Briton was even pinked. Two days later rebel General Souza Dias surrendered to loyal Commandante Correia...
Meanwhile, unaware of the niceties of attempted political assassination in Brazil, U. S. Ambassador Edwin V. Morgan sent a formal note to President Washington Luis Pereira de Souza of Brazil, offering congratulations "that the Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mello Vianna, escaped from the infamous attempt against his life...