Governors and generals

communication, intelligence and defense in Portuguese Rio Grande de São Pedro

  • Adriano Comissoli Doutor em História, professor do Departamento e Programa de Pós-Graduação em História UFSM.
  • Clarissa Prestes Medeiros Vianna Doutoranda PIUDHIST, ICS, Universidade de Lisboa.
Keywords: communication, governors, military men

Abstract

This article analyses the correspondence dispatched by the governor from Rio Grande de São Pedro, Marquis of Alegrete, highlighting the importance of military officers as Portuguese imperial communication agents.

Published
2020-06-17