Paraná Province

Paraná Province
Província do Paraná
Province of the Empire of Brazil
1853–1889
Flag of Paraná
Flag

Location in the Empire of Brazil
CapitalCuritiba
DemonymParanaense
Population 
• 1872
126,722
Government
 • TypeProvincial government
President 
• 1853–55
Zacarias de Góis (first)
• 1889
Oliveira e Sá (last)
LegislatureProvincial Assembly
Historical era19th century
• Creation
29 August 1853
• Statehood
15 November 1889
Political subdivisionsMunicipalities
Preceded by
Succeeded by
São Paulo
Paraná
Today part ofBrazil

The province of Paraná was one of the provinces of the Empire of Brazil. It was created by law on 29 August 1853, which split the comarca of Curitiba from the province of São Paulo and elevated it to the status of province.[1]

In 1889, following the proclamation of the Republic in Brazil, it became the state of Paraná.[2]

History

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The territory that eventually became the province of Paraná was a comarca of the captaincy of São Paulo. The region was neglected and suffered from lack of attention from the government of São Paulo, which prompted some of the locals to desire having a province of their own.[3]

The political debate on the creation of the province of Paraná continued on 12 April 1843 when Joaquim José Pacheco, a general deputy for São Paulo, presented to the Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil a request for information on the pretensions of the inhabitants of the comarca of Curitiba to the Imperial government. The request also included data on the region's production, population and its borders. Its goal was to assist the evaluation of the necessity of the elevation of the comarca of Curitiba to the status of province.[4]

Due to the province's lack of manpower to work on food supply, the provincial government soon began to promote immigration. On 21 March 1855 the local government sanctioned Law No. 29, promoting immigration from various nationalities.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "História". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. ^ "Portal da Câmara dos Deputados". www2.camara.leg.br. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. ^ Priori, Angelo (2012). História do Paraná: séculos XIX e XX (PDF). Maringá: Eduem. ISBN 978-85-7628-587-8.
  4. ^ Gregório, Vitor Marcos (2015). "A emancipação negociada: os debates sobre a criação da província do Paraná e o sistema representativo imperial, 1843". Revista Brasileira de História (in Portuguese). 35: 319–341. doi:10.1590/1806-93472015v35n69015. ISSN 0102-0188.
  5. ^ Oliveira, Maria Cecília Marins de (1986). "Os imigrantes e o ensino na provincia do Paraná". Educar em Revista (in Portuguese): 51–79. doi:10.1590/0104-4060.058. ISSN 0104-4060.