ABSTRACT
This article reflects on the political and military involvement of the native people of Ceará in the Confederation of the Equator, in 1824. In such a conflict, their position in relation to the emperor of Brazil depended a lot on the situation of the province of Ceará regarding the national political situation. In a context of warlike confrontation, it is possible to reflect on the indigenous meanings of Brazilian vassals and citizens and the relations they established with non-Indians and governments, in the midst of changes in their legal statutes that increasingly threatened their working conditions and preservation of their land.
Keywords:
Indians; war; politics, Ceará