The intention of this article is to propose a study of conflicts between the governor of the Minas Gerais captaincy (1721-1732), Dom Lourenço de Almeida, and the magistrate of the Sabará County (1720-1725), José de Souza Valdes, considered the period between 1720 and 1725. We have as reference for this analysis, the study of the political and clientelist networks, giving special attention to the concept of government networks developed by the historian Maria de Fátima Gouvêa. We believe it is possible to identify, from this point, some political practices inseparable from the society of Old Regime in Portugal and its domains, just like the relations established between the local systems in Minas and the kingdom.
Minas Gerais; Ancient Regime; government networks; politics; justice.