Abstract
Considered a pillar of the liberal reforms in the Portuguese colonial Empire in the beginning of the 19th Century, the article aims to analyze the end of the salt monopoly from the perspective of the dynamics of the local and regional powers in the captaincy of São Paulo. The study stresses the interests involved in the salt provision and the changes in the power architecture inside the captaincy after the reform of 1801.
Keywords:
Provision; salt contract; captaincy of São Paulo