HIST 285 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rio De Janeiro, Arriero, Teleology
18 Nov 2016
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Resistance and survival occurred on a day-to-day basis in small forms. Was never an effort to overthrow a government. These uprisings became more violent by the 18th century, became more widespread and began to impact more people. Between 1730-80 there were at least 128 uprisings throughout colonial latin america. New captaincy created, minas gerais (means general mines in portuguese), and case takes place here. A road had been built from here to rio de janerio, the colony"s capital: historical context of area: Economy was a boom economy from 1695 and 1750. Diamonds, gold, etc. were discovered in the mountains of this area. By 1770s: gold production had fallen because of excessive mining. Economy was in a depressed state: uprising: 1788: new governor arrives with pombal reforms (refer to last lecture). Decides to implement measures that impacted miners, tax collectors, granters, merchants, and royal officials in the captaincy.
