Brazil Slide Series: Collection A Heranca Cultural De Minas Gerais, Slide No. 0019.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

19) Azulejo (tile) depicting court scene in Lisbon. The Portuguese Crown depended heavily on the mineral wealth generated in Minas Gerais to finance its lavish expenditures. However, mining techniques were primitive, in most cases ecologically destructive placer mining, and productivity declined rapidly in the gold fields. As the supply of gold and diamonds dwindled, the Portuguese attempted to maintain income from the region by tightening regulations and imposing a variety of taxes and demands on mining which stimulated local discontent.19) Azulejo representando uma cena da corte de Lisboa. A Coroa Portuguesa dependia fortemente das riquezas minerais de Minas Gerais para financiar sua opulência. Entretanto, as técnicas de mineração eram primitivas, muitas vezes, ecologicamente destrutivas, ocasionando o rápido declínio da produtividade das minas de ouro. A medida em que o suprimento de ouro e diamante diminuia, os portugueses procuravam manter a receita da região reforçando as regulamentações, e impondo uma variedade de impostos e demandas sobre a mineração, o que gerou o descontentamento local.

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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1992