The judicial apparatus in Portuguese overseas' empire: The Brazilian case (1620-1800)

Authors

  • Nuno Camarinhas École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1808-8139.v0i9p84-102

Keywords:

Ancien Régime, judicial system, Portuguese America^i2^sBra

Abstract

Based on a prosopographical study of the magistrates at the service of the Portuguese crown, between 1620 and 1800, this article focuses on Brazil, incorporating its justice administration structures in the Portuguese judicial system working at an imperial scale. The role of the colonial service will be analyzed both in its capacity to reinforce local elites, as well as its condition of key stage in the Portuguese judicial career. Finally, the paper observes with more detail the Brazil-born magistrates who entered the judicial career in order to understand better how they were integrated in the system.

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Published

2009-05-01

Issue

No. 9 (2009)

Section

Articles

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