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Dom Pedro also known as the King Pedro IV of Portugal became a great leader of Brazil. In 1807, Napoleon conquered Portugal and Pedro led his family on their journey to Brazil. Pedro gained the position of regent and held it for more than 20 years. Pedro was known and liked by his people. Pedro was an advocate for independence, and surrounded himself with like-minded people. The Portuguese Cortes wanted Brazil to remain in colonial status and demanded that Dom Pedro returns to Lisbon. Dom Pedro denied the Cortes’ demands, and publicly announced that he will remain in Brazil. This day became a Brazilian holiday, “Dia do Fico” which translates to “I shall remain”.

Many important people with political position agreed with Dom Pedro and his attitudes towards the Portuguese. Dom Pedro urgently issued a declaration of Independence for Brazil, effective on September 7th, 1822. Within three months, Dom Pedro then became the emperor of Brazil. This photo displays a town in Brazil on the day that Dom Pedro became emperor. As you can see, people fill the streets and are thrilled to have a new leader. Dom Pedro had been loyal to the Brazilian people thus far and they were under the impression that he would continue to have their best interest in mind. However, his first doing was clearing out Portuguese loyalists, maintaining his secret agenda.  He made no changes economically or politically to benefit the Brazilian people in any manner. As Dom Pedro continued to neglect his people, they became very dissatisfied with him. Dom Pedro now had both the Brazilian and Portuguese against him. As tension continued to grow, Dom Pedro abdicated in favor of his young son Dom Pedro II on April 7th 1831, making him the second emperor of Brazil. Dom Pedro I returned to Portugal and immediately restored his daughter Maria II throne which had been captured by his brother Miguel. In 1834, Dom Pedro died of a ravaging tuberculosis infection.

 

 

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Date Tree at Ures

John Russell Bartlet

1851.12

In this image, it shows how life was like in the 1800s and that picture shows how people managed to establish their homes, as well as, managing the use of the outside world. Life in the 1800s was in many ways difficult, depending on what class you were, because the Spanish colonized certain countries and that the Spanish had the majority of control amongst the people in what they could do or what they couldn’t do. However, in some instances people had revolutions or some kind of resistance amongst the Spanish or against the government because of the situations that people were enduring amongst the colonizers and the people have had enough of the colonizers in trying to manipulate the government in order to maintain some kind of power against other countries. In some instances people who stood up against the colonizers, as well as, the government because they wanted a country to call their own and with their own government that can be fair, instead of being manipulated by the colonizers.

The reason why this painting stood out to me because of how vibrant it was and it also shows how life was like during the 1800s and that it is a painting of how lonely things were under colonizer rule. The painting also depicts how people struggled during the 1800s, as well as, it also shows the limitations of how people lived on the farmland. Although people had their limitations on how or what they can grow, however, they had to pay a huge price if they decided to go against the colonizers or the people who worked for the colonizers. Also, another reason why this painting stood out to me was how the painting depicted the people and that the people were somehow in a controlled environment, as well as, the painter chose the colors to paint the painting. 

I also noticed the lone;y tree in the middle of the field and I thought that the tree reminded me of how the people felt alone without any kind of help that was necessary in order to survive. Also, the buildings in the painting were kind of worn out, and that the people didn’t really have the right means in order to fix them, however, the most important part of the painting was the two people sitting in the middle. The two people in the middle look like they didn’t have much to own or they didn’t have much to own, as well as, they were oppressed by the colonizers and that they were drained from being overworked in the fields. The people looked sad in the painting and that they were forced into doing whatever the colonizers wanted them to do and if they didn’t do what they were asked/forced to do, they would be significantly punished, maybe being punished with a high tax or simply being punished by their necessities taken away from them so it can be harder to survive. 

This picture is titled “Bozal, or Raw-Negro, residing in the district of Lima”. A Bozal is spanish slang for an African who has no connection to the Latin culture he is emerged in. As a result, the man in this image is a slave straight from Africa residing in Peru. Bozal can also be translated to mean “muzzle” in spanish which can symbolize the social  status of this man. Perhaps indicating that he does not have a say in what happens to him or the political state of Lima. At the time of this image (1805), the tragic death of Tupac Amaru and the loss of the Tupac rebellion was still fresh in Lima, being that it occurred about 25 years ago. As a result, the spirit of the enslaved and lower class citizens of Lima was at great low.

What stands out almost immediately is the fact that the man has no shoes on his feet. In comparison to other images of people in Lima at this time, this man’s attire tells that he is not high on the social rank. In addition, the hat that he holds in hands is most likely his only defense against the Peruvian sun while he is working in the fields.