A Fronteira oeste no governo de João de Albuquerque: a demarcação de limites e seus personagens (1789-1796)

Abstract

The present paper analyzed the limits of discussions in the government of João de Albuquerque de Melo Pereira e Cáceres, the fifth governor of the Mato Grosso captaincy from 1789 to 1796, and how he sought to comply with his governing instructions. In this research we point out the strategies of territory maintenance, the impacts of monarchical negotiations on the captaincy and the diplomacy of João de Albuquerque with the Spanish governors. In this sense we seek to identify the social actors involved in the delimitation of borders and a reflection of what would be the border. The main source was the manuscripts found in the Overseas Historical Archive and the Mato Grosso Public Archive, referring to the years of João de Albuquerque's government. Late 18th century maps were also used.