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Uncertain refuge: frontier formation and the origins of the Botocudo war in late colonial Brazil

Hispanic American historical review82 (2)Published In 2002 • Pages: 215-256

By: Langfur, Hal.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an account of the early colonial encounter between the Botocudo and the Portuguese settlers and Brazilian state, from the time of a gold rush to the end of a declared state of war on the Botocudo and other indigenous peoples of the eastern interior in 1831.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Maps
Historical and archival research
History
Acculturation and culture contact
Settlement patterns
Personal names
External relations
Warfare
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Botocudo
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern South America
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1693-1808
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
central-eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil
NotesAdditional notes
Hal Langfur
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
19014875
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Botocudo Indians