Abstract:
This article aims at studying the military situation of the capital of the State of Brazil - Rio de Janeiro -, during the second half of the 18th century. More specifically, we shall stick to the government of the Vice Roy Conde da Cunha (1763-1767), when the establishment of the new directives of the Portuguese Crown concerning the militarization of the colonial population was about to start. Such directives, due to their intense social consequences, ended up making such period become especially interesing due to their impact upon society.
Key Words:
Military corps; draft; desertion; frontiers; inland.