Entre un diestro nauta y ciertos espíritus traviesos: la Independencia en la provincia de Minas Gerais (1821-1824)

The success of voyage of Prince D. Pedro for Minas Gerais was essential for the its winner project of the Independence of Brazil. The construction of a political pact in the important and peculiar province established the policy base in the Mid-South and paved the way for independence under the direction Pedrina. The construction of the contract involved a political struggle between the autonomism and the Pedrina option, between the radical constitutionalism and the monarchical authority and the old absolutist habitus, subtle variations in political culture, in a scenario where they feared the territorial fragmentation and social disorganization. The tensions observed point to the fact that road taken was not predetermined, but the result of choices and conflicts, highlighting the complex human agency involved in that situation