Relações de interdependência na sociedade escravista no Cabo Norte: alguns elementos figuracionais (século XVIII-XIX)

Abstract

The problem of the research proposed here is to understand the spatial distribution of the slave labor force in Amapá and the relationships of interdependence between social actors in Cabo Norte, during the colonial and imperial periods, during the 18th and 19th centuries - until the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888 - and because it was a constitution originated from the slave trade with one of the objectives of supplying indigenous labor, the enslaved Africans were destined to activities similar to those occupied by the indigenous people - puts us in need of a methodological approach that encompasses a sociohistorical interpretation understanding of the social processes lived in the period. The methodology used was documentary analysis from the paleography. The sources used were documents made available by the Rescue Project (Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino AHU). The research has as interpretative theoretical frameworks the sociology of space of Pierre Bourdieu and the historical sociology of Norbert Elias, combined for the understanding of the formation and spatialization of rural black communities in Amapá. The arrival of Africans in the North Cape was seen as a way to replace the indigenous in the workforce and control them since they did not know the region where they would now live and serve the settlers. The process of replacement of these African peoples took place due to the epidemic episode that decimated part of the indigenous populations.