Carmo Félix
Sir Carmo Félix | |
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| Governor General of Ilírica | |
| In office May 9, 1764 – August 30, 1767 | |
| Preceded by | Marquinhos Francisco |
| Succeeded by | Jacó Monte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carmo Félix August 8, 1724 Cautica, Viceroyalty of Ilírica |
| Died | January 11, 1784 Illyricus, Viceroyalty of Ilírica |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Resting place | Porto Enateo, New Illyricum |
| Nationality | Ilírican |
| Spouse(s) | Isadora Barros |
| Children | Horácio Félix |
| Parents | Euclides Félix |
| Occupation | Politician |
Carmo Félix (August 8 1724 - January 11 1784) was an Ilírican politician and the leader of the Ilírican Independence Party from 1749 to 1779. Carmo served as the Governor General of Ilírica from 1764 to when he was forced to resign in the midst of the Jacóban Coup. Carmo was executed in 1784 on counts of treason, attempted insurrection, athiesm, and attempting to undermine the stability of the state, at the start of the Illyric Revolution.
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Early Life
Carmo was born in 1724 in Cautica, the capital of Ilírica, and Carmo spent much of his early life with his father, Euclides Félix, who was a wealthy merchant. Euclides was part of Ilírican Trade Company, which administrated the Ilírican Slave Trade from the late seventeenth to mid eighteenth century. A young Carmo was appalled by the inhuman treatment of the slaves and the unsanitary living conditions aboard the slave ships which would carry hundreds of Illyrians to Montcrabe and Araucarlia.
In 1743 Euclides died, and Carmo left to Cautica for Illyricus where he joined the recently formed Ilírican Independence Party. Carmo began rising in the ranks of the party with his fiery speech demanding immediate action and abolition of the slave trade, and in 1746 Carmo was named to the General Assembly of Ilírica.
