Abstract

FONSECA, Thais Nívia de Lima e. Royal education expansion in Portuguese America during the 18th century: centralization and singularities. Cad. Hist. Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.22, e183.  Epub Aug 07, 2023. ISSN 1982-7806.  https://doi.org/10.14393/che-v22-2023-183.

In this article it's intended to analyze the process of expansion of royal education in Portuguese America, highlighting the actions of governors and their connections with the central power, attending to the efforts of centralization and standardization of the Portuguese crown, according to the particularities of each captaincy. The goal is to collect elements for a comparative analysis and contribute to the understanding of the initial processes of implementing public education in Brazil, with emphasis on the clash between the administrative actions of the central power and the experiences lived in the daily management of public education in the colonial period.

Keywords : History of Education; Colonial Brazil; Royal Classes; Literary Subsidy.

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