Lojalni portugalskim monarchom – militarne oddziały
czarnoskórych w kolonialnej Brazylii
Being loyal to the Portuguese monarchs – the black regiments in colonial Brazil
Author(s): Agata BłochSubject(s): History, Military history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: military units; blacks; upward mobility; Brazil; colonial period
Summary/Abstract: The present paper discusses the “racial” loyalty and “class” solidarity of black soldiers towards other fugitive black slaves during colonial Brazil. Having sworn loyalty and allegiance to the Portuguese monarchs, those soldiers joined the war against the quilombos located far from major urban centers. This study examines black soldiers’ petitions and official correspondence regarding their military careers. The documents are part of the collection of the Historical Overseas Archive in Lisbon.
Journal: Studia Historica Gedanensia
- Issue Year: 1/2021
- Issue No: 12
- Page Range: 158-176
- Page Count: 19
- Language: Polish