| José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar | |
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| Governor of Ceará | |
| In office October 6, 1834 – November 25, 1837 October 20, 1840 - April 6, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Inácio Correia de Vasconcelos (1834) João Facundo de Castro Meneses (1837) |
| Succeeded by | João Facundo de Castro Meneses (1840) João Facundo de Castro Meneses (1841) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1794 Crato, Ceará, Brazil |
| Died | 15 March 1860 (aged 65) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist, priest |
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.