This article analyzes the conflicts and consensus between Italian immigrants established in the old colonies of Conde d´Eu, Dona Isabel, Caxias and Alfredo Chaves, and the local authorities as in the directors and other members of the Land Commissions in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The drama of the relationship between the directors and the immigrants revealed moments of conflict but also consensus. Each director, in his term and his administration, faced problems and strived to resolve the conflicts in his own particular way. The orientation received from the Special Inspection Office for Land and Colonization was for the directors to act with prudence and negotiate with the colonists. But, in the majority of the directors' official letters, police force was requested in order to guarantee within these settlements "law and order, and respect for the authorities".
Immigrants; Authorities; Conflicts