Entre Mães e filhos: uma análise da legitimidade, ilegitimidade e batismos em Santana do Paranaíba, sul da província de Mato Grosso (1855-1896)

Abstract

This research analyzes the baptisms made in the village of Santana do Paranaíba, southern Mato Grosso province, and outlines the time frame that began in 1855, when the first baptismal record was made in book no. 2, and ended in 1896, the year corresponding to last record in the reviewed book. The focus is to present the data of legitimate and illegitimate children and some considerations about the mothers in that period. In the historical context, it is noteworthy that, in 1857, Santana was elevated to the category of village and, in the following years, developed. It is estimated that its population increase to be due to upgrowth trade and migration of inhabitants from neighboring provinces. The central source of this analysis is the village's Baptismal Record Book No. 2, filed in the parish church of the present-day city of Paranaíba, Mato Grosso do Sul. But, besides the documents studied, among the documentary corpus, there are criminal records, collector's books and other valuable sources, which contribute to the cross-checking of data in order to partly restore the social, political and religious life in Santana, as well as highlighting the importance of this place to the south of Mato Grosso, at the end of the imperial period, as a trading post.