O culto e a instrução pública e sua intenção moralizadora: o olhar dos presidentes da província de Mato Grosso na primeira metade do século XIX

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo Aguiar, Patrícia
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Almanack (Guarulhos)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/alm/article/view/10517
• topic: Mato Grosso, presidente de província, culto público, instrução pública.

Worship and public instruction were common concerns for the presidents of the province of Mato Grosso, in the first half of the 19th century. Concerns that turned to an important context in the history of Brazil, regarding the constitution of the nation and the feeling of belonging, for that, in that context, the formation of docile and civilized individuals was vital. The purpose of this article is to analyze the speeches made by the presidents of the province of Mato Grosso, addressed to the provincial Legislative Assembly, in the first half of the 19th century, about worship and public instruction, in order to demonstrate that these two sectors were used as moralizing strategies and civilizing aspects of the population of Mato Grosso. For that, the speeches of the presidents will be presented, in addition to the analysis of the historiography that deals with the theme, considering the guidelines that guided the organization and constitution of the provincial power in the eighties.