Disputes oligarchy in Mato Grosso: the revolutions of 1892, 1899 and 1906

• Grant number: 11/15825-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2012
• End date: September 30, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science
• Principal Investigator: Maria Teresa Miceli Kerbauy
• Grantee: Larissa Rodrigues Vacari de Arruda
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

During the first republic numerous clashes between oligarchs occurred in the Brazilian states. In Mato Grosso three revolutions marked the political life of the state in 1892, 1899 and 1906. They were due to disputes between the state elites by the predominance of political control. In 1892 the oligarchs, and Ponce Murtinho played together with the group's military Antonio Maria Coelho, governor since 1889. Murtinho Ponce and come out winners, until in 1899 there is a split between them, and leave Ponce defeated. These two oligarchies unite again in 1906 to defeat an enemy unusual: the governor Antonio Paes de Barros. Antonio Paes is murdered on the orders of Ponce during the revolution. This research aims to analyze the specificities of the oligarchies of Mato