Name: FELIPE DE SOUZA FERNANDEZ
Type: MSc dissertation
Publication date: 20/04/2023
Advisor:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| LUIZ CLÁUDIO MOISÉS RIBEIRO | Advisor * |
Examining board:
| Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| LUIZ CLÁUDIO MOISÉS RIBEIRO | Advisor * |
| PATRÍCIA MARIA DA SILVA MERLO | Internal Examiner * |
Summary: The governance of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo in the first half of the 18th century was diverse, given the contingencies faced by the Portuguese Crown in competition with other emerging European states or by the demands of the inhabitants of this Captaincy, particularly those from the town of Vitória. Thus, the study explores the years from 1718, when the Crown incorporates the Captaincy of Espírito Santo, to the end of the demarca-tion of the district of the Ouvidoria do Espírito Santo in 1744, created in 1732. The pro-cess of territorialization of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo in Portuguese America is analyzed, highlighting its importance in defending the Center-South of Portuguese Ame-rica and its economic and demographic growth, with the expansion and territorial occu-pation by the colonizers. In this proposed analysis, key points in the Crown's administra-tion are observed, such as in 1722 when it is divided in the legal and administrative poli-tical sphere by royal decree, with Espírito Santo being subordinated to Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, respectively. Through exchanges of information (letters, requests) from royal agents, including the Captains and the Governors General of the State of Brazil, this space was shaped to appease the disturbances of the "republic," that is, to maintain the "common good" of the Captaincy, a primary function of the Portuguese Monarchy in the Modern Age. These conflicts are researched mainly through documents that show the interests of the local colonial elites -inhabitants, royal officials of the town of Vitória -as well as the specificity of the power of the Society of Jesus in the economic and political control roo-ted in the territory. Finally, a specific study is dedicated to the trajectory and creation of the district of the Captaincy of Espírito Santo through its first General Ombudsman, Pas-coal Ferreira de Veras.
