The war that “didn’t end”

tensions for maintenance of Imperial troops in Asunción (1869-1871)

Authors

  • Fabio da Silva Pereira Doutorando em História pela Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (UNIVERSO), mestre em Administração Pública (FGV), licenciado em História (UNIRIO) e bacharel em Ciências Militares (AMAN).
  • Florence Alencar Moreira Graduanda em História pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) e pesquisadora do Grupo História Militar e Fronteiras (UNIVERSO).
  • Gustavo de Freitas Araújo Especialista em História Militar pela Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL), licenciado em História (UNOPAR) e bacharel em Ciências Militares (AMAN).

Keywords:

Triple Alliance War consequences, Imperial Diplomacy, Brazil Empire Economy

Abstract

This article analyzed the consequences of the Triple Alliance War between 1869 and 1871, in which several aspects contributed to the maintenance of an imperial army division in Asunción after the end of the conflict. The documental analysis included reports from the ministries of War, Empire and Foreign Affairs. The governor’s speech addressed as an “extraordinary issue”, highlighting the institutional camouflage that included, on the one hand, diplomatic action, the demobilization of troops and, in the opposite sense, the allocation of resources to provide for the military subsistence. As a consequence of this struggle between budgets versus diplomacy, the Empire of Brazil articulated movements of memory and forget achievements in the greatest war conflict in South America.

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Published

2020-06-04

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 31 (2020): Revista Navigator - Dossiê Os estertores da Guerra da Tríplice Aliança: momentos finais e repercussões

Section

Dossie