The King of America: notes on the late acclamation of D. João VI in Brazil

The article presents some analytical possibilities for the delayed decision to acclaim D. João VI in Brazil, though the King had assumed the title of monarch following the death of his mother, the Queen D. Maria I, on 20 March 1816. The decision to hold the acclamation and the grandiose form of the...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Hermann, Eoin Paul O'Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Topoi
Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1518-33192007000100004&lng=en&tlng=en