The Agriculture Secretary under Machado de Assis command: The property requests and the former property system in Amazonas (1887-1889)

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Pedro Parga
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Maracanan (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/maracanan/article/view/41750
• topic: Agriculture Secretary; Second Reign of Brazil; Agrarian System; Diretoria da Agricultura; Segundo Reinado; Questão Agrária

That paper will qualitatively analyze seven property requests from Amazonia. They were analyzed by public agents from Agriculture Secretary, at the Agriculture, Commerce and Public Work Ministry, among 1887-1889. Thorough this time, Machado de Assis was working as chief inside this agency. As we consider how the ministry officials read the agrarian laws from 19 th century, we will also be realizing the social reality where Machado de Assis worked as a public agent. Analyzing those documents, we can perceive this division used to deal about the property, recurring to some previous rules and agrarian’s customs. As they were applying a Land Law from 1850, they recurred to Sesmarias rules and the importance of the possession. They also valued the applicants able of producing on the demanded land. We assumed E. Thompson’s comprehension about justice, considering the law as part of the social conflict and favors the hegemonic groups. We also will assume the fact that the property historically changes.