Historical notes on social cohesion in the Senate of the Town Council of Vila do Príncipe in the Captaincy of Minas Gerais between 1721 and 1751
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Colonial Brazil, Serro do Frio Revolt, Senate of the Chamber of Vila do Príncipe, Serro do Frio DistrictAbstract
The objective of this study is to use historical accounts to describe the functioning of the Senate of the Town Council of Vila do Príncipe (now the city of Serro, Minas Gerais) during the period when social cohesion was being consolidated and the social value of its activities was being recognized, between 1721 and 1751. Based on a methodology of exploratory bibliographic research involving consultation of documents from Brazilian and Portuguese national archives and books on the subject, we employ the concept of social cohesion to account for the multiplicity of actors and their social interactions surrounding the Philippine Ordinances, which replaced the legacy of the initial social organization established under the 1702 Regimento dos Superintendentes, Guarda-mores, and Deputy Officers, of 1702. The conclusions permeate the study and point toward an understanding of the Senate of the Chamber in its colonizing, organizational, and conservative role regarding the mountain people and the northern and eastern regions of Minas Gerais in the first half of the 18th century.
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