OS COMPANHEIROS DE DOM OBÁ: OS ZUAVOS BAIANOS E OUTRAS COMPANHIAS NEGRAS NA GUERRA DO PARAGUAI

This article examines the mobilization of black regiments in Bahia (and Pernambuco) during the 1864-70 war with Paraguay. These racially-segregated companies shared many overall similarities to other military units but they also drew on the legacy of the colonial black militia and their members¿ pat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrik Kraay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia - Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais 2012-01-01
Series:Afro-Ásia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=77023761004