Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias

The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo has been intensely discussed during the last 150 years. The interpretations of English-speaking authors have been particularly harsh on the actions of the Brazilian Navy. In this paper we intend to discuss the function of the historian and his professional instrumen...

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Main Author: Francisco Eduardo Alves de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Marinha do Brasil 2015-06-01
Series:Navigator
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Online Access:http://www.revistanavigator.com.br/navig21/dossie/N21_dossie4.pdf
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description The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo has been intensely discussed during the last 150 years. The interpretations of English-speaking authors have been particularly harsh on the actions of the Brazilian Navy. In this paper we intend to discuss the function of the historian and his professional instruments, in order to effectively analyze five controversies: the initial position of the imperial naval forces, the comparison between the warring powers, the beginning of the battle, Barroso’s performance in that combat, and, finally, how decisive that battle actually was.
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spelling doaj-art-9121c1e9036e4f27bc421309533e32df2025-08-20T02:09:43ZspaMarinha do BrasilNavigator0100-12480100-12482015-06-0111215473Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsiasFrancisco Eduardo Alves de Almeida0Oficial de Marinha, professor de História Naval e Estratégia do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Marítimos (PPGEM) da Escola de Guerra Naval. É historiador graduado, mestre e doutor em História Comparada pela UFRJ. Membro emérito do Instituto de Geografia e História Militar do Brasil.The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo has been intensely discussed during the last 150 years. The interpretations of English-speaking authors have been particularly harsh on the actions of the Brazilian Navy. In this paper we intend to discuss the function of the historian and his professional instruments, in order to effectively analyze five controversies: the initial position of the imperial naval forces, the comparison between the warring powers, the beginning of the battle, Barroso’s performance in that combat, and, finally, how decisive that battle actually was.http://www.revistanavigator.com.br/navig21/dossie/N21_dossie4.pdfnaval battleoccupation of historianWar of ParaguayBattle of RiachueloRiachuelo controversy
spellingShingle Francisco Eduardo Alves de Almeida
Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
Navigator
naval battle
occupation of historian
War of Paraguay
Battle of Riachuelo
Riachuelo controversy
title Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
title_full Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
title_fullStr Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
title_full_unstemmed Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
title_short Riachuelo: uma batalha de controvérsias
title_sort riachuelo uma batalha de controversias
topic naval battle
occupation of historian
War of Paraguay
Battle of Riachuelo
Riachuelo controversy
url http://www.revistanavigator.com.br/navig21/dossie/N21_dossie4.pdf
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