De como se obter mão-de-obra indígena na Bahia entre os séculos XVI e XVIII

Abstract

The article is an analysis of the policies toward the indians, the practices used in the captaincies of Bahia, Ilhéus, and Porto Seguro between the 16th and 17lh century, and the attempts to appease the conflicting interests of indigenous groups, settlers, jesuits, and metropolitan administrators. This study demonstrates how the social relationships which were established resulted from visions, interests, cultural references, values, and social strategies of the various parts involved and how these diversities were articulated, creating a complex social network related to the various projects dealing with the effective ocupation and exploitation of the new colony.