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the War of Independence in the pages of the newspaper O Conciliador do Maranhão

Abstract

The independence of Brazil in Maranhão was marked by singularities, including a civil war caused by the delay in adhering to the new political order instituted with the political separation of the metropolis, led by the provinces of the south of the country.The war, however, did not only take place on the battlefields of the backlands of Maranhão, but was also fought through the narratives of the official press of the province, through the newspaper O Conciliador do Maranhão.This study analyzes the speeches conveyed in the local press in favor of the union with Portugal in the context of the struggles for Independence in Maranhão, addressing the representations about the expeditionary forces formed by the independentists and the clashes around the formation of a public opinion contrary to the incorporation of the province from Maranhão to the nascent Brazilian empire.