Brazilian politician, journalist and priestFor other uses, see José de Alencar (disambiguation).

José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar (October 16, 1794 – March 15, 1860) was a Brazilian politician, journalist and priest, father of famous Brazilian novelist José de Alencar and diplomat Leonel Martiniano de Alencar, the Baron of Alencar.

A member of the Pernambucan Revolt alongside his mother Bárbara Pereira de Alencar and brothers Tristão Gonçalves and Carlos José dos Santos, and a member of the Confederation of the Equator, he was senator of Ceará and later its governor, from 1834 to 1837, and again from 1840 to 1841.

External links

• Works by or about José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
• Report of the governor of the province of Ceará opening the second session of the Legislative *embly on August 1, 1836 (in Portuguese)
• Report of the governor of the province of Ceará opening the third session of the Legislative *embly on August 1, 1837 (in Portuguese)