Esforço de guerra : a mobilização portuguesa para socorrer a Colônia do Sacramento e o cotidiano da guerra (1735 – 1737)

Abstract

This research is linked to the Graduation Program in History on Universidade Federal de Pelotas(UFPEL), the propose of this study is to investigate the Portuguese military organization and the daily life of the soldiers involved in the conflict between Portugal and Spain located in the River Plate for possession of Colonia del Sacramento between years 1735 and 1737. This event mobilized a large number of troops and supplies from several places in Brazil and the Portuguese metropolis, thus allowing the creation of an extensive documentation such as diaries and chronicles reports, it took to get closer to the daily life of the military. Therefore, this study is proposed at analyzing the various aspects affecting the private’s daily routine, rarely found in most of the literature that aborts the conflict, which often reduces it to mere numerals, as well as the Portuguese military organization. This study follows the trend of the new military history, historiographical renewal that brings a new look to the military institutions incorporating social, cultural, economic and others to be objects of study. Initially, were investigated the specificities of Colonia del Sacramento and the causes of that conflict. Then, were analyzed the military mobilization made to rescue the war square. Finally, the study works with various aspects of the military daily life, involved in the conflict.