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A Raposa e a Águia - Programa de Pós-Graduação em História ...

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Resumo<br />

Em 1912, o bombar<strong>de</strong>io <strong>de</strong> Salvador por seus próprios fortes <strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong>fesa assinalou a ascensão <strong>de</strong> um<br />

novo “chefe” na política baiana: o ex-<strong>de</strong>putado e ex-ministro José Joaquim Seabra. Amparado pelo<br />

governo fe<strong>de</strong>ral, Seabra foi o primeiro político a estabelecer um domínio duradouro na Bahia<br />

republicana, <strong>de</strong>sestabilizando a relação consagrada entre Rui Barbosa e os governadores<br />

prece<strong>de</strong>ntes. Durante 12 anos, a <strong>Águia</strong> <strong>de</strong> Haia teve que se confrontar com a sagacida<strong>de</strong> <strong>de</strong> Seabra,<br />

que se revelou uma verda<strong>de</strong>ira raposa política. Apesar <strong>de</strong> suas diferenças, Rui e Seabra tinham<br />

muitas características <strong>em</strong> comum. Ambos encarnavam o <strong>de</strong>sejo <strong>de</strong> resgatar a gran<strong>de</strong>za histórica da<br />

Bahia e <strong>de</strong> colocar a terra natal nos trilhos do progresso e da civilização. A dissertação enfoca<br />

diversos aspectos do <strong>em</strong>bate entre Rui Barbosa e J. J. Seabra, como uma chave para compreensão da<br />

dinâmica política da Bahia na Primeira República.<br />

Abstract<br />

In 1912, Salvador was surprisingly attacked by the cannons kept in its own forts. This shocking event<br />

marked the rise of a new “boss” in Bahia’s political scene: the former <strong>de</strong>puty and former minister<br />

José Joaquim Seabra. Supported by the fe<strong>de</strong>ral government, Seabra became the first politician to<br />

establish a lasting rule over Bahia, since the beginning of the republican period, <strong>de</strong>stabilizing the<br />

relationship established between Rui Barbosa and previous governors. For 12 years, the Eagle of The<br />

Hague, as Rui Barbosa was known, had to confront with the sagacity of Seabra, who has proved to be<br />

clever as a fox. Despite their differences, Rui and Seabra had many features in common. Both<br />

<strong>em</strong>bodied the <strong>de</strong>sire to rescue the historic gran<strong>de</strong>ur of Bahia and to place their homeland in the path<br />

of progress and civilization. The dissertation focuses on several aspects of the clash between Rui<br />

Barbosa and J. J. Seabra, as a key to un<strong>de</strong>rstanding the political dynamics of Bahia in the First<br />

Republic.<br />

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