DEVASSA DA DEVASSA, A - OLD EDITION

For Maxwell, the Vila Rica rebellion was nationalistic, with ideological, economic, and social content far deeper than traditional history records. The romanticization of Tiradentes' figure led to oblivion and minimized the confrontation between the powerful groups established in Minas Gerais in the 18th century and the Portuguese colonizers, which, in a way, resulted in an incomplete view of the Inconfidência Mineira.