GENESIS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE NETWORK OF VILLAGES AND NUCLEI OF SETTLEMENTS IN BAHIA IN THE 1700s

Authors

  • Gil Carlos Silveira Porto Universidade Federal de Alfenas-MG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v14i2.27443

Keywords:

Historical urban geography, Urban network, Bahia, 1700

Abstract

The reconstitution of a historical geography has been done by many researchers within geographical science. Among the studies conducted with this approach, those aimed at urban studies are conducted with a frequent scope, although there are more difficulties as they go back further in time. The present article is a contribution to the studies of historical urban geography in Bahia, and its main purpose is to discuss the formation of a dense settlements network in the 1700s, beyond the Recôncavo Baiano, the region surrounding the city of Salvador and Todos os Santos Bay. The investigation of travel memoirs, historical statistics, Bahia Provincial Presidential Reports and historical maps, as well as books, articles, dissertation and theses that provided an overview of the demographic, economic and social situation in the Province of Bahia, aided to reconstitute this bygone network. Natural conditions, the presence of Lusitanian Monarchy and the Church, the existence of paths, and also population and economic dynamics are evidence of the process of formation of this network in the mining period in the backcountry of Bahia, in which Rio de Contas and Jacobina were important villages in this incipient network.

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Author Biography

Gil Carlos Silveira Porto, Universidade Federal de Alfenas-MG

Doutor em Geografia (UFMG), Professor da Universidade Federal de Alfenas.

Published

2018-12-19

How to Cite

Porto, G. C. S. (2018). GENESIS AND DIMENSIONS OF THE NETWORK OF VILLAGES AND NUCLEI OF SETTLEMENTS IN BAHIA IN THE 1700s. GeoTextos, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v14i2.27443