José do Patrocínio no pós-abolição: Um estudo sobre a sua atuação na República do século XIX (1888-1895)

Abstract

The present study analyzes the actions of abolitionist José Carlos do Patrocínio following the slavery Abolition date in Brazil, May 13, 1888, until the year of his last candidacy for the position of federal deputy, in 1895. José do Patrocínio was considered one of the greatest leaders of the national slavery abolition movement and remembered in this event’s celebrations. The Monarchy crisis brought issues that marked his performance in the post-abolition period, such as compensation to former slave owners, the main Abolition actors and the most evident possibility of a Republic. The main historical sources for the investigation of Patrocínio’s trajectory are biographies and newspapers. Despite oscillating his political position at the time of the rearrangement of political forces, such as the “republicans of 14th of May”, Patrocínio was a republican and struggled to actively participate in the new phase of the country's political history, the Republic.