A Construção do Herói Republicano: Tiradentes no Imaginário Social e Político

Abstract

The present work describes research on Tiradentes conducted by articles and textbooks, focusing essentially on its configuration for the beginning of the republican regime. Based on the view that this character does not present the traits, they placed him in his posthumous position, taking into account decades later in a system he never knew. Special emphasis was placed on the intentions whose purpose gave him a new look, as he began to be seen by society. The article identically dialogues with its period, that is, while Tiradentes actively participated in becoming a historical character, aiming to understand the reason for its usefulness. It was found, through the study developed in this work, that the regime used Tiradentes to rise politically and to be noticed by society, since acceptance is part of remaining in power.