The founding of villages in Minas Gerais in the beginning of the monarchic rule in Brazil addressed the old demand for the administrative division of the territory. This study portrays Minas Gerais as a regionalized unit by highlighting the founding of villages in the North of the province. The petitions for the founding of villages were common to other provinces of Brazil and were based on common ground. However, the General Assembly started to address the issue in 1831 due to growing interest of both the central and the provincial governments in regulating the tax policies.
founding of villages; petitions; tax policies
