O casamento na Freguesia Madre de Deus de Porto Alegre : a população livre e suas relações matrimoniais de 1772-1835

Abstract

This study investigates the main features relating to the population who would marry at Nossa Senhora da Madre de Deus Parish in Porto Alegre, between 1772 and 1835. It aims to characterize the marital choices of the population in Porto Alegre, during the late eighteenth and mid nineteenth century. Through quantitative analysis of marriage records in the parish, there were significant aspects of marital relations, such as seasonal event, legitimacy of the betrothed rate, the kinds of obstructions to marriage, the legal status of spouses, etc. Moreover, from the crossing of verbal information, between the marriage records in the parish with the Wedding Reasoning Records, we seek to characterize the path of some pre-nuptial betrothed. In addition, it is intended, by using the Citizens of Porto Alegre Ratio, to complement the study related to occupational conditions of the locality. Overall, the study aims to understand who, when, how, and with whom the population of Porto Alegre opted to get married.