The Discurso and the Noticia: manuscripts on the revolt of 1720 attributed to Pedro Miguel de Almeida, 3rd Earl of Assumar

Abstract:

The material, visual and textual examinations of documents placed in comparison may clarify the production and destiny of manuscripts on the revolt of Vila Rica attributed to Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal, 3rd Count of Assumar: the codices Discurso historico, e político sobre a soblevação que nas Minas houve no anno de 1720, deposited in the Arquivo Público Mineiro, in Belo Horizonte (APM), and Noticia da sublevação que nas minas do Ouro Preto houve no anno de 1720, from the collection of the Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros of the Universidade de São Paulo (IEB-USP). The article carries out a historiographic balance on the objects of research - aiming to the early times of its disclosures -, contextualizes the typologies of their texts, and exposes results of analyses around their materiality.

Keywords:
Manuscripts; Revolt of Vila Rica; Pedro Miguel de Almeida Portugal