Neither Caneca nor Bonifácio: Brazilian independency as a conservative Revolution, 1820-1824

Authors

  • Felipe Araújo Castro Ufersa
  • Gustavo Cesar Machado Cabral

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i23.798

Keywords:

Brazil’s Independence, Conservative Revolution, José Bonifácio, Frei Caneca, History of constitutionalism

Abstract

In contrast to other emancipatory movements troughout the continent, Brazil's independence can be described as a conservative Revolution, once it was a slow process, which introduced the nation into modern constitutionalism without failing to preserve central institutions of the colonial period, notably, slavery and the monarchy. However, this result was not given, so that, until the final moments, distinct projects of independence coexisted. This article seeks to review two of these projects, ideally represented by José Bonifácio and Frei Caneca, distinguished above all by their positions on the theme of the centralization of political and economic power.

Enviado el (Submission Date): 06/09/2021
Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 20/10/2021

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Published

2022-09-14

Issue

No. 23 (2022): Historia Constitucional N. 23 (2022)

Section

Brazil

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