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 Lucia Maria Bastos Pereira das Neves The forgotten in the independence process: a history to be made

Almanack, Guarulhos, n. 25, ef00220, 2020 http://doi.org/10.1590/2236-463325ef00220 light in that period was the work of Manuel de Oliveira Lima, initiated by the return of D. João and the ‘causes and effects of the Portuguese Revolution of 1820’ and ended with the coronation of D. Pedro and the intrigues and plots between the groups of José Bonifácio and Gonçales Ledo. Despite using a detailed and erudite narrative but a ‘narrative in its best sense’ - a rare phenomenon in Brazilian historiography, under the view of Evaldo Cabral de Mello - and based on rigorous documentary criticism from still unexplored sources from foreign archives as well as in letters exchanged between D. Pedro and his father in the sessions of the Lisbon Court, travellers, periodicals and pamphlets, Oliveira Lima was a pioneer by demonstrating the importance of studying the brazilian history in coordination, harmony and even confrontation with the histories of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire with American neighbors, Spain and Portuguese Africa.

It also innovated by seeking to go beyond narration, seeking a procedural vision of Independence in which structures and events were mixed. Malgré tout, individuals did not fail to make themselves present as those largely responsible for the Independence: the pers- Forum