The interpretation of the contemporaries about the causes of Cabanagem and the role of the parliament

Authors

  • André Roberto de A. Machado Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.121831

Keywords:

Cabanagem, Empire of Brazil, Parliament

Abstract

The objective of this article is to highlight interpretations on the causes of Cabanagem made by contemporaries of that revolt. The text demonstrates that many of those interpretations pointed the actions of the Parliament among the reasons of the revolt. The parliamentarians themselves judged that the limits of their actions, either to integrate the province or to give them larger autonomy, precipitated the revolt in Pará. It is also rescued interpretations that did not make a direct association with the Parliament, as the idea that Cabanagem was a war of races. However, it is demonstrated that behind a supposed “war of races” was the tension around the regulation of the natives’ work in the province, theme in which the actions and omissions of the deputies and senators had utmost importance. 

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Author Biography

  • André Roberto de A. Machado, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

    Doutor em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo. Atualmente é professor do Departamento de História da Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas.

     

Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

MACHADO, André Roberto de A. The interpretation of the contemporaries about the causes of Cabanagem and the role of the parliament. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 175, p. 281–317, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.121831. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/121831.. Acesso em: 13 may. 2024.