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Miguel Alberto Crispim da Costa Rodrigues (3 December 1885 – 2 September 1959) was a Brazilian military officer, known for his participation in the 1924 Paulista Revolt, the 1930 Revolution and most notably in the Prestes Column, also referred as Miguel Costa-Prestes Columsn, in which he was one of the commanders.
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| Birth name | Miguel Alberto Crispim Rodrigo da Costa |
| Born | 3 December 1885 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 2 September 1959 (aged 73) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Allegiance | São Paulo |
| Branch | Public Force of São Paulo |
| Rank | General |
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Biography
Early years
The son of Jaime Costa and Dolores Costa, Spanish immigrants from Catalonia, Miguel Costa was born on 3 December 1885 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Still a child, Costa moved with his parents to Brazil, coming to live in the city of Piracicaba, in the state of São Paulo.There Costa began his basic studies and later his military career in the Public Force of São Paulo, becoming a cavalry officer. The Public Force had undergone a modernization in 1906 after a French military mission. At that time Costa became involved with young officers from the Brazilian Army and Navy, known as "tenentes". These officers were deeply dissatisfied with the First Brazilian Republic, which they perceived as dominated by oligarchies, and advocated for reforms, especially the adoption of the secret ballot.[1]
The tensions reached their height during the final years of the presideny of Epitácio Pessoa, in 1922.
