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Niederauer to receive an excellent school education. There he started to work in his father's tannery and saddlery until he traveled to São Borja on business but he then returned in 1847. In 1849, Niderauer enlisted in the National Guard of Santa Maria and on January 9, 1850, he
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Brazilian Army honored him on the centenary of his death in 1968, naming the Vila Militar on Avenida Borges de Medeiros after him and in 1992, enshrining him as the Patron of the 6th Armored Infantry Brigade whose headquarters, as well as 11 of its 14 military organizations, are in Santa Maria.
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Niederauer was the subject of numerous honors in his adopted city. Considered to be the most notable military hero in Santa Maria, a monument was erected to him in the city center in 1922 during the
Centenary of Independence of Brazil. In addition, one of the most important streets leading to the
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The two columns of the loft, which decorate the graduation patio of the
Headquarters of the 6th Armored Infantry Brigade, symbolize the bases of the military profession which Niederauer was described as having hierarchy and discipline. On top of them, the capital represents the sacrifice of life
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His stay at home was short-lived and as early as March 1854, just 3 months after the birth of his firstborn, Delfina, Captain
Niederauer was called to join his Squadron of the Santa Mariense National Guard which was part of the Imperial Auxiliary Division. The squadron was sent to Uruguay at the
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December 11, 1868. He would die two days later in the Hospital of Villeta and was buried nearby. His remains weren't identified for a long time until they were recovered by his great-great-grandson, Juan Farinolli Niederauer and they were repatriated at his home state of Rio Grande do Sul.
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