Abstract

RAMINELLI, Ronald J.. Monarchy and Colonial Municipal Councils: On Political Communication, 1640-1807. Prohistoria [online]. 2014, vol.21, pp.3-26. ISSN 1851-9504.

Study on the "political communication" between the Portuguese monarchy and municipal councils of colonial Brazil. First, it addresses the Brazilian historiographical debate, and then analyzes quantitatively the letters and representations of colonial cameras sent to the metropolitan administration between 1640 and 1807. Finally, it detects a change in the administration of the Portuguese monarchy in the second half of the eighteenth century, responsible for reducing the bargaining power of municipalities

Keywords : Monarchy; Local power; Municipalities; Colony; Metropolis.

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