The political writing and the Guarani thinking in times of self-government (c.1753)

By the middle of eighteen century, the Guarani from the reductions frequently wrote their own documents in which were expressed their very political thoughts. Through these texts it is possible to observe not only their action capacity but also their perception of the events in progress by a Guarani way of thinking. This indigenous autonomy, in a moment of political contestation, was based upon the theories which they were taught and which paradoxically served to justify their actions on defending their interests, properly supported on the catholic monarchy values.

Keywords:
Indigenous writing; Guarani Reductions; political thought