How could the brazilian empire last to today with brazil in a slightly stronger position then IRL?
Actually, the empire was in a number of ways more progressistHow could the brazilian empire last to today with brazil in a slightly stronger position then IRL?
How could the brazilian empire last to today with brazil in a slightly stronger position then IRL?
Well, slavery has to be abolished at some point. When, I don't know.How could the brazilian empire last to today with brazil in a slightly stronger position then IRL?
Wiat, now here's a problem. Brazil went down due to slavery being abolished, yet if yiou don't abolish it, the world's powers get annoyed.
Well, yeah, but the abolition of slavery was far from being the only cause of the fall of the monarchy. In fact, it is rather doubtful that ithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Law
Slavery was abolished by Princess Isabel, regent for for her father Dom Pedro II, in 1888. One year later, there was a republican coup that abolished the monarchy.
I can bet the slave trade was a huge amount of power for the Brazilian Empire. With I once read,that most slaved sent out of Africa went to Brazil. So a huge amount of the economy is gone right there,decent reason to depose the monarchy.
The economy wasn't attached to slavery, except indirectly, through the slaves being used as workforce in agriculture.I can bet the slave trade was a huge amount of power for the Brazilian Empire. With I once read,that most slaved sent out of Africa went to Brazil. So a huge amount of the economy is gone right there,decent reason to depose the monarchy.
In brief, the 1964–1985 military regime tried but failed to transform the state-based organizational structure and power base of Brazil's traditional political elite; Brazil's "transitional" electoral cycle also reinforced the strength of state governors. Examples are provided of how subnational actors influenced the transition process in the national government and how state based actors and interests challenge Brazil's efforts to consolidate its democracy.
So it seems in Brazil some States Governors yield much power which in a monarchy could have clashed with the Emperors power.Brazilian Governors historically have wielded tremendous power
Things calmed down under the Second Emperor. But his five year war against Paraguay created a huge debt for Brazil.1. Confederation of the Equator 1824
2. Cisplatine War 1825-28
3. Cabanagem Revolt 1835-37
4. War of the Farrapos 1835-37
5. Sabinada Revolt 1837-38
6. Balaiada Rebellion 1838-41
7. Minas Gerais Rebellion in Brazil 1842
8. Sao Paulo Rebellion in Brazil 1842
A good start would be less dependence on slave workforce, what would re-inforce the army, that would be able to draw on a bigger free population. A stronger army might discourage Lopez from attacking Brazil, and thus the Paraguay war might be avoided ( or, at worst, won faster and with less cost).
We can't detach the advent of the republic and the abolition of slavery. The dates speaks for itself. The Golden Law in 1888 and the proclamation of the republic in 1889. Actually, I'm not questionning the other issues, of course that there were much more questions concerning the army and the church, but none of them were as important as the abolition, to be more specific, the way that it happened. The lack of reimbursement to the slave owners made them suspicious about princess Isabel. Was only after the Golden Law that the republicanism spread thru the brazilian élite, before that the idea was supported only by veteran officials of the War of the Triple Alliance and some positivists intellectuals. I think that the major issue was that the law was promulgated by the Isabel without the endorsement of her father, he was really old by the time and she soon would be the the new empress, so that kind of recklessness scared the elite a little bit. Maybe if we manage to stop the princess the Empire would lest a little longer, but making it survive to the 20th century wouldn't make it last to today, it would hardly survive the crisis after the 1929 Crash or the Cold War...
True. Those factors were interconnected, however, so we can still say that abolition, while not the main cause, could still be the root of a POD generating an ATL where those factors were effectively countered.the abolition of slavery was only one of a whole variety of factors which lead to the fall of the monarchy.
That could be changed in a TL where the Crown was more careful of the administration of the academies,) The army had become resentful of what it perceived as poor treatment by the government. At the same time, the military academies began teaching the philosophy of Positivism...basically a sort of Pragmatisim or Utilitarianism...which made the younger officers question whether the monarchy was an outdated institution in modern times which was holding Brazil back as it attempted to compete in the modern world. As the older generation of officers which had commanded in the War of the Triple Alliance died off, these younger, Positivist officers moved up in rank and came to control the army.
That came from the connections of the emperor with certain societies not overly friendly with the Church. A less trusting emperor wouldn't cultivate these connections, that seemingly did very little to help him (or even his father) secure his throne.2) The monarchy had gotten into a conflict over the preceding two decades with the Roman Catholic Church, which challenged the control the monarchy exercised over the Church in Brazil. Thus, when the army decided to rebel, the Church...which had always been one of the pillars supporting the monarchy...did not rally behind the Emperor.
True. That is why I postulate an early political movement reading the "writing on the wall" and acting to make the gradual internal extinction of the slavery happen before external factors brought it about in much less controlled way.3) The aboliton of slavery played a part, but slavery was already on its way out...
That could be changed in a TL where the Crown was more careful of the administration of the academies, so that ideological disloyalty was avoided. Even positivism can be spun so as to see the Monarchy as an eminently useful institution, a thread connecting the administration to tradition, preserving national identity. That view would follow from careful selection and proper discipline of academic instructors.
That came from the connections of the emperor with certain societies not overly friendly with the Church. A less trusting emperor wouldn't cultivate these connections, that seemingly did very little to help him (or even his father) secure his throne.