Submitted by Setor de Tratamento da Informa??o - BC/PUCRS (tede2@pucrs.br) on 2015-05-04T12:43:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 467905 - Texto Completo.pdf: 3815761 bytes, checksum: 8446ded85e991afa06dff2182fda62cd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-04T12:43:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 467905 - Texto Completo.pdf: 3815761 bytes, checksum: 8446ded85e991afa06dff2182fda62cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-30 / This research aims to analyze the construction process of the Royal Fort Prince of Beira, 1775-1783, on the western border of Mato Grosso Captaincy with the Spanish lands in colonial America, as part of a set of fortifications as the Royal Fort Prince of border and the Forte de Coimbra, as well as stingrays and villages built by the Portuguese in the early eighteenth century in the Brazilian Midwest. He stresses the causes that led the Portuguese to take the territory that was in dispute, as well as the structure that was set up to serve them in this endeavor. So, were used as primary sources letters of APMT (Public File Mato Grosso), and documents of the commanders and staff of the Royal Crown, who worked on the construction of the Royal Fort. Also used were reports of travelers and chroniclers of the nineteenth century. We tried to analyze the functionality of the fort in relation to border security and the exploitation of natural resources such as cocoa and minerals like gold, as well as the labor of Indians and blacks in the same building. The performance of the fortress of the function with its walls of rough stones and impenetrable, played the role of protecting and demarcates the territory of the colony. The riots generated in the construction site, punishment, salary payments and escape. / Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar o processo construtivo do Real Forte Pr?ncipe da Beira, de 1775 a 1783, na fronteira oeste da Capitania de Mato Grosso com as terras espanholas na Am?rica colonial, como parte de um conjunto de fortifica??es como o Real Forte Pr?ncipe da Beira e o Forte de Coimbra, assim como arraias e vilas constru?dos pelos portugueses no in?cio do s?culo XVIII no centro oeste brasileiro. Procura ressaltar as causas que levaram os portugueses a tomar o territ?rio que estava em disputa, assim como a estrutura que foi montada para servi-los nesta empreitada. Para tanto, foram utilizadas como fontes prim?rias cartas do APMT (Arquivo Publico de Mato Grosso), sendo documentos dos comandantes e funcion?rios da Coroa Real, que trabalharam na constru??o do Real Forte. Tamb?m foram utilizados relatos de viajantes e cronistas do s?culo XIX. Procurou-se analisar a funcionalidade do forte em rela??o ? seguran?a da fronteira e a explora??o das riquezas naturais como o cacau e minerais como o ouro, assim como a m?o de obra de ?ndios e negros na constru??o do mesmo. O desempenho da fun??o da fortaleza que com suas muralhas de pedras r?sticas e impenetr?vel, desempenharam o papel de proteger e demarcar o territ?rio da col?nia. As revoltas geradas no canteiro de obra, puni??es, castigos, pagamentos de sal?rios e fuga.