Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MARIA EDUARDA DE MEDEIROS BRANDÃO

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MARIA EDUARDA DE MEDEIROS BRANDÃO
DATE: 05/09/2022
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Virtual
TITLE:

Merchants-at-arms and colonial warfare: New Christian Traders in the war of conquest of Paraiba and Sergipe d’El Rei (1585 – 1590)

KEY WORDS:

Businessmen; Territorial conquest; Military History

PAGES: 178
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUBÁREA: História do Brasil
SPECIALTY: História do Brasil Colônia
SUMMARY:

During the 16th century, the process of Iberian overseas expansion followed different elements of violence across the intersection between wars of conquest and long-distance trade. Often merchants served as both men-at-arms and businessmen, aiming to penetrate overseas markets, secure their positions in a given commercial circuit, or earn profits and material goods from the spoils of warfare. In light of these elements, this research aims to understand different aspects regarding the participation of mercantile agents in the wars of conquest of the captaincies of Paraiba (1585) and Sergipe d’El Rei (1590) through the trajectories of New Christian merchants connected to overseas commercial networks, that took part directly in the conflicts. Both campaigns intended to establish new Portuguese settlements in Brazil while enslaving the indigenous populations, besides expanding the sugar industry and the internal supply needed to support this market. To achieve the said purpose, we inspect the lives and itineraries of selected individuals through the traces left by sources such as the inquisitorial records and the chronicles of the campaigns. This effort intends to understand their motives, respective participations, prizes of war, and the relationship established by the subjects with the conquered territories in the aftermath of battle.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1824961 - GUSTAVO ACIOLI LOPES
Interna - ***.096.684-** - JANAINA GUIMARAES DA FONSECA E SILVA - UPE
Externo à Instituição - DANIEL STRUM - USP