Os cirurgiões nas minas coloniais da América portuguesa setecentistas: rupturas e permanências dos saberes a partir da obra Erário mineral de 1735
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The Mineral Treasury, written in 1735, offers a comprehensive understanding of the
colonial reality of Portuguese America. In the first centuries of Modernity, this reality was
strongly influenced by the limits imposed by the Portuguese metropolitan administration,
which sought to exercise strict control over the colony. However, in order to ensure the
continuity and functioning of colonial society in accordance with the interests of the Crown,
it was necessary, in some cases, to adopt exceptions and flexibilities in relation to the
established hierarchy and social order. It is in this context that the figures of surgeons began
to gain relevance between the 16th and 18th centuries, especially after the discovery of gold
in the interior of the territory in the 17th century. This historical period reveals significant
elements of the social imaginary and highlights continuities and ruptures in surgical
knowledge and practices. In addition, it allows us to identify which factors contributed to the
maintenance of certain traditional medical concepts and practices and which specificities
drove the emergence of new practices, which marked a break with the Portuguese medical
tradition.