Populações indígenas no sul de Pernambuco: o caso do Riacho do Mato e da Colônia Socorro (1860 - 1880)

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to understand the process of formation and dismantling of the indigenous aldeamento in the Riacho do Mato region between the 1860s and 1880s, located in the south of the province of Pernambuco, close to the border with Alagoas. It is central to the analysis to understand the convergence and interactions between different historical subjects who inhabited or circulated in this territory, indigenous and non-indigenous. After the extinction of the aldeamento of Riacho do Mato, in 1873, the Colônia Socorro was created in the same place to receive migrants from the drought in the interior of the province. Even with a short duration, 1878-1880, the Colônia was the reason for profound transformations in the place due to the entry of thousands of new residents, the restructuring of the territory and public administration.