Stories of Paraná - Chronic Baron Wrong

Stories of Paraná - Chronic Baron Wrong

Chronic Baron Wrong
Sérgio Augusto Leoni

Marco Aurélio de Moraes Sarmento, captain of the Military Police of Paraná, brought to the space for the stories of the Paraná, adventures of baron almost illiterate mule driver by profession, coming from the region of Ponta Grossa, called him Baron de Campos Gerais. The chronicle of the captain, though faithful to the legend, shows up wrong on the name of Baron describing, which is not guarauna Campos Gerais.
In his Dictionary of History and Geography of Paraná, vol. I Ermelino Leo devotes nearly four pages to Major Ferreira, the future Baron guarauna, farmer of Ponta Grossa, who became known for his stinginess ("I love everything I earned Edava"), whose adventures José Murici describes gracefully in his "Journey to the Theocratic Republic of Guaira." Welcoming the brother Joaquim - legend has it - the future Baron guarauna realizes his guest sobraçando newspapers Court, intended to read in bed.
When you lie down, brother Joaquim lights thick tallow candle. The then Major Ferreira enters the brother's room foot for foot. With a mild murmur, the candle goes out.
In the dark, his brother Joaquim complains: "Why, man! Which is it?" Explains to him the future Baron guarauna: "She did not need your worship read in bed, only to spend the view and the candle."
Mattoso, representative of the Gazeta de Notícias, that was part of the entourage of King Peter II of Paraná, says Major Ferreira was not very liberal at the banquet offered to his guest real.
In return, communicated his Majesty granted manumission of their slaves.
Touched, the Emperor granted him later the title of Baron guarauna not taking seriously the weights on their advisers contract.
The other Baron, whose peerage Captain Marcus Aurelius used by mistake, was called David dos Santos Pacheco.
Born in 1810, in Lapa, David received careful education.
Had culture, high concept.
Such merits took him to the status of deputy to the first Provincial Assembly (1854/55), companion, among others, of An-tonio de Sá Camargo (Viscount Guarapuava), counselor dejesuíno Marcondes, Manoel Antônio Guimarães (Visconde de Nacar) and Manoel de Oliveira Franco, the historic Brigadeiro Franco.
His marriage to Anna Carvalho Pacheco, there were two daughters: Maria Collecta Araújo dos Santos, married to director Manoel Alves
Araújo and Maria Ignacia Alves de Araújo, who married Colonel Joaquim Alves de Araújo.
Besides prestigious politician, David dos Santos Pacheco served as the High Command of the National Guard Paranaense adestrando volunteers for the Paraguayan War.
Prosperous, very rich, the future Baron of Campos Gerais had townhouse Lapa where hosted the Emperor, Empress and Admiral Tamandaré. David still had dos Santos Pacheco on Legendary Farm Sta
Amelia (over 2,000 acres) and another in Rio Grande, also a big girl.
He was, in short, the most prominent drover Southern Brazil.
In his honor, the Lapa stands a monument to him in the current Manoel Pedro Avenue, traditional street Troops, corner through which the road that bears his name.
This monument, highlighted by a bust, guard the spoils of the Baron and Baroness, transferred the cemetery, as well as sepulchral inscription in marble, saying in low relief.
Coming in December, by the way, the Lapa will celebrate the centenary of the death of Baron of Campos Gerais.

Sérgio Augusto 'Leoni ê former mayor of Lapa.


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.