ABSTRACT
This text analyzes the participation of the African community in the Santa Catarina Province election of 1846-1847. It first discusses the internal disputes within the Brotherhood of Rosário e São Benedito and the context that shaped the conflicts around the presence of African stores in Largo da Matriz. The article then discusses the Patriotic Society’s persecutions against slave gatherings and freed Africans, the presence of Jesuits and conservative supporters in the brotherhood, and finally, the political poetry of Marcelino Antonio Dutra. This article adds to our understanding of the socio-political configuration surrounding bipartisanship formation in Santa Catarina and the social agency of the African brotherhood in this context.
Keywords:
Brotherhood of the Rosary; partisan politics; Santa Catarina Province; citizenship; Africans