Os “verdadeiros conservadores” do Estado do Maranhão: poder local, redes de clientela e cultura política na Amazônia colonial (primeira metade do século XVIII)

Abstract

Examining two important revolts that took place in the State of Maranhão, a province of Portuguese America, during the eighteenth century, this dissertation discusses the elements of the political culture that formed the grounds of these rebellions. It thus addresses the role colonists thought they had to play in the government and administration of the colony, and therefore focuses on their relations with the Crown and colonial authorities.