Letters to Pará: private life, daily life and politics in the personal correspondence of the merchant Antônio José de Miranda (Portugal, 1828-1831)

Abstract:

The rise of D. Miguel to the Portuguese throne, in July 1828, was marked by a fierce persecution of its opponents including some Brazilians activist such as Antônio José de Miranda, from the province of Pará. Among his documents (papers) seized by the police was a letter draft collection, which is the main source used in this article. Starting from these data some aspects of the espistolography practice of the character were pointed out, his daily life and his political alignments as a member of one the most important oligarchy family from north of Brazil in the context of the victory of the miguelist counterrevolution in Portugal were highlighted.

Keywords:
Private correspondence; Province of Pará; D. Miguel (1801-1866); Counterrevolution