José bernardino bormann e a colônia militar do Chapecó 1880-1898

Abstract

The research to analyze the process of creation and installation of Chapecó Military Colony, located on the banks of the Chapecó River, between 1880 and 1898, during which time José Bernardino Bormann was its director. The problem refers to the border situation and to the process of exploration, occupation and actions carried out in order to colonize the current territory of the West of Santa Catarina and Southwest of Paraná. The Military Colony of Chapecó, constitutes the central object of the research, paying particular attention to the justifications placed by the government for its installation. It also investigates the reasons for the slow growth in the process of regional colonization during the period of military administration. The investigation is based mainly on the documentary research of historical archives, in particular the Reports of the Ministers of War and Reports of the Province of Paraná, which are available on the websites of the National Library and Public Archive of Paraná. Also in the newspaper "The Xapecó" written by Bormann in the year of 1892 and the book Centenary of the Publiched Marshal Bormann in the year of 1944 and in the historiography production paranaense and of Santa Catarina on the Military Colony of the Chapecó.