A The militia revisited

numbers of the National Guard in Rio Grande do Sul nineteenth century

  • Miquéias H. Mugge Postdoctoral Research Associate na Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. Doutor em História Social pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. A pesquisa contou com o apoio da Capes e da Comissão Fulbright.
Keywords: National Guard, Military History, Imperial Brazil

Abstract

This paper analyzes Brazil’s National Guard in the province of Rio Grande do Sul during the second half of the 19th. Century, focusing on the period of administrative centralization of the militia (1850-1873). It aims to reveal the reach of the institution in the Brazilian society, especially in a frontier region in an endemic state of war. From the rosters sent by the superior commanders to the presidents of provinces, and later compiled by the Ministry of Justice, the intermittent military participation ratio is calculated, taking into account the data of the National Census of 1872. The results point to the need for comparative studies in different regions of the country, considering not only the militia itself, but also the presence of Army troops and the electoral system of the country.

Published
2020-06-17
Issue
Vol 13 No 26 (2017): Revista Navigator - Dossiê História marítima, militar e naval do Brasil nos oitocentos: política, sociedade e historiografia
Section
Dossie