BEYOND THE BORDERS OF GRÃO-PARÁ: the weight of the relations among the provinces in the independence chess (1822-25)

Abstract

Abstract: Considering  Grão-Pará  as  center  of  analysis,  this  article  intends  to  demonstrate  that  the political decisions in the period of the independence had a wider logic than the provincial borders. In that way, it tries to shed light on the previous construction of political and economical relations among the neighboring provinces, identifying the weight and the limits that these relations of dependence and hierarchy   had   on   that   moment.   The   cutting   until   1825   occurs   exactly   because   the   political circumstances in the neighboring provinces, especially in Maranhão, are one of the factors which bring into question the political destiny of Pará even after its official alignment to the government of Rio de Janeiro.

Keywords:Independence. Grão-Pará. Territory.