ENTRE A PROVÍNCIA E A CORTE

BASTIDORES DE UMA COLIGAÇÃO POLÍTICA ESCRAVISTA NA “TERRA DA LUZ” (CEARÁ, 1884 - 1888)

Abstract

This study aims to reflect on the relationship between politics and abolitionism in Ceará, beginning with the formation of the Triple Alliance, a political coalition formed in the mid-1880s that included both liberal and conservative politicians linked to politicians based in the Court. Embedded in the political debates of the period, the article seeks to understand the objectives of this coalition's creation, the main actors involved in its actions, and how the group behaved. Thus, it aims to perform a game of scales, articulating the Ceará context and the imperial sphere. The analysis is based on two main sets of documents: the press and correspondence. The first, the political daily life generated countless texts, disputes, chronicles, and party pronouncements; the second, contains information, changes in leadership, and confidential data exchanged among the politicians involved in the Triple Alliance. There are few mentions of this coalition in local historiography, so its analysis allows us to shed new light on the relationship between politics and abolitionism in Ceará, particularly regarding the pro-slavery actions that emerged in Ceará after March 25, 1884.