Last modified: 1997-09-03 by herman de wael
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In the nineteenth century Joaquim Teotonio Segurado, head of the oligarchs exercised a autocratic control on the colonial society, installing in 1821 an autonomous government in Sao Joao da Palmas (called Autonomous Government of Palmas). This could not be maintained; but the autonomist desire was not turned off, and finally the recent eighth Brazilian constitution established the creation of the State, attending to the petitions of a local movement headed by Jose Wilson Siqueira Campos, a political veteran. The flag is based on an ancient design.
Jaume Olle - 1996-07-02