Stories of Paraná - Remembrance bitter

Stories of Paraná - Remembrance bitter

Bitter memory
Valerio Hoerner Junior

The path points to pull up history to take in a round of unhappy bajoujice occurred on the river IAPO in the distant past 204 years already.
Revive the subject, but never mean on my part libel against the city or against briosos castrensian and peaceful, which actually had nothing to do with the fact. Have to do, yes, reverential courtiers desirous to honor one of the most nefarious Portuguese ministers from the time of colonial Brazil.
The facts: even when parish in 1769, the present city of Castro Capon was transferred to the banks of the Upper Rio Iapó. Account Ermelino Leo the powerful Marquis de Pombal had instructed its representatives in Brazil to create new settlements.
It fell to General Ombudsman Paranaguá, Francisco Leandro Toledo Rondon, by order of D. Luís de Sousa Mourao, Morgado de Mateus, install the village with the name CASTRO. The event took place on January 20, 1789 and was named to the Secretary of Business overseas-rinhos the Kingdom of Portugal, Martinho de Melo e Castro.
But the character and personality of the honoree were remote and still subordinate to the great Marquis, haunting genius and patriotism.
Against Portugal.
It is known the sharp discord existing at the time between the Portuguese and Brazilians. The antagonism came to the brink of hatred.
Aware of it and evaluating the issue with deserved care, Pombal adopted ingenious harmonizing policy, distinguishing between Brazilians and even naming them to public office.
However, Pombal falls suddenly from full power station and it is invested rightly honored Minister, Martinho de Melo e Castro.
Lets expand, then, with the rush of things who has engaged in the gullet, the dislike and distaste saved by Brazilians, suppressing political fellowship and inspiring Maria I - the Mad
- To order the trustees of the Colony Dalem-sea imprimissem all kinds of oppressions and insults the poor and helpless people.
At this time sent to close all factories and manufactures in Brazil. Freedom was reduced to zero. And the casting mining then say so! With table repast Portuguese minister: it must be the severity of the penalties imposed on the conspiracy and especially the refinements in espostejamento Tiradentes. And yet the arc of things old, this space prevents me from telling.
And the city reveres certainly without knowing the truth, Martinho de Melo e Castro!
I admit it's too late to take any position in this regard.
Nor is even this modest scribe intention would rouse the good and progressive people castrense after 204 years of continuous habit.
However, in my view, there is no harm in fact remember, as nonchalantly, the striking position of Euclid Flag. "Father of Journalism Paranaense" about it, when you say loud and clear: "It is necessary that the eternal pole, on whose summit Tiradentes had his head stuck, dreamy eyes of the martyr does not divide our state into a city whose name is tribute to Martinho de Melo e Castro.
Tiradentes is entitled to full historical redress. "

Valerio Hoerner Junior Academy Paranaense letters.
* Text published in August 1993.


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.