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| Author(s): |
Daniel Moretto Martini
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas |
| Defense date: | 2012-12-18 |
| Examining board members: |
John Manuel Monteiro;
Silvia Hunold Lara;
Maria Regina Celestino de Almeida
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| Advisor: | John Manuel Monteiro |
| Abstract | |
This thesis focuses on the Indian settlement of Barueri, Captaincy of São Paulo, Brazil, during the eighteenth century. Based on recent research, this work seeks to understand how the Indians of this village became part of colonial society and how they used the condition of settled Indians in their struggle for the rights that this condition was supposed to guarantee. In order to do this, these Indians had to take part in the politics of the Captaincy and deal with the problems and conflicts involving different authorities who had an interest in their labor. This involvement allowed the Indians to guarantee specific forms of land tenure and to refuse to comply with work orders. This situation began to change with the introduction of the Indian Directorate, which set in motion territorial changes and consequently changes in the Indians' behavior. Finally, the thesis endeavors to document an active population that constituted families within Barueri, in disagreement with the prevailing bibliography, which sees this settlement as decadent and depopulated during the eighteenth century (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/04019-2 - Audacious Indians: political action in Barueri village during the eighteenth century |
| Grantee: | Daniel Moretto Martini |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |