Os caminhos da instrução pública elementar em Maricá de 1834 a 1854

Abstract

This research seeks to understand how did they occur and which were the actions in the field of public politics for primary education in the nineteenth century in the city of Maricá. We had chosen as the time frame the period of the century between the years 1834 and 1854. The choice of the two dates is attached to the fact that this period includes some major changes in the field of public politics for education and instruction. In 1834 we have the Additional Act to the Constitution of 1824 which delegates powers to the provinces to legislate and manage the primary and secondary education. In 1849, the implementation of Regulation CoutoFerraz in the province of Rio de Janeiro occurred and, in 1854, the Empire Minister forwarded education reform to the court. The proximity of the town with the provincial capital and the Court can be considered as one of the factors that prompted our curiosity to verify how far this approach has contributed to the growth of Maricá. During the research, we began to realize that the pace of growth and development were different, the city remained as a route throughout many years, even with its economic importance (agriculture and fisheries), regional supply market. The proximity to the capital of the Province of Rio de Janeiro (Niterói) and the Court did not ensure the city of Maricá growing number of government primary schools over the analyzed period.In addition to the literature on the subject use das a source of memoirists local publications, the reports of the presidents of the province of Rio de Janeiro, as well as documents available in the Public Archives of the State of Rio de Janeiro