A The lighthouse policy on the dawn of the Republic in Pará

the Lighthouse of Macapá (1889-1907)

  • William Gaia Farias Doutor em História, professor da Faculdade de História do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH) da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA).
  • Gabriel Napoleão Veloso Neto Bacharel em História pela Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA).
Keywords: Lighthouses, Maritime History, Atlantic Commerce

Abstract

It’s the article’s goal to analyze the edification process of the lighthouses, in the context of the lighthousean policy that was established during the expansion of the maritime traffic, in the dawn of the brazilian repu-blic, especially during the period of the ‘Carta Marítima’ (1893-1907. We hope to verify the instalation of the towers in the coast, combined with the introduction of the modern objects and their reflection in the lighthousean policy in the Para state, debating about question that discuss the economical balance of the re-gion related to the Rubber Boom and to the flow of it’s production in the region. At last, we analyze the ins-talation of a lighthouse in the city of Macapá, which helps us to understand the necessity of such structure in the region as an object of guidance in the 'Cabo Norte' area.

Published
2020-06-18
Issue
Vol 14 No 28 (2018): Revista Navigator - Dossiê Amazônia: história marítima, fluvial e naval
Section
Dossie