“Confiados na justiça da sua causa, sabedoria, e incansável zelo a prol da Província”: o Conselho Geral de Minas Gerais como espaço de participação dos cidadãos (1828-1834)

Abstract In this article, we intend to analyze a corpus of petitions presented to the General Council of the province of Minas Gerais between 1828 and 1834. Our goals will be, firstly, to characterize and explain the assessments conveyed by the petitioners about their society. To accomplish it, we read such discourses through a set of social strategies and rhetorical devices that were instrumental in their uses. Secondly, we will focus on the role played by the General Council in Minas Gerais, with special emphasis on the implications of the petitioner’s movement in the dynamics of the institution in its task of proposing, deliberating and discussing the province’s affairs.

摘要 本文旨在分析1828年至1834年间提交给米纳斯吉拉斯州（Minas Gerais）省总委员会的请愿书语料库。本研究的核心目标分为两点：其一，对请愿者针对自身所处社会所表达的评价进行特征刻画与阐释；为达成这一目标，我们将借助一系列在请愿话语中被有效运用的社会策略与修辞手段来解读此类文本。其二，我们将重点剖析米纳斯吉拉斯州省总委员会所承担的角色，并特别关注请愿运动对该机构在履行提议、审议与讨论本省事务职责过程中的运作动态所产生的影响。