Libro de Mano: "Novela Política e Sentimental", um pasquim manuscrito

in this article, the authors analyze a document held in the manuscript section of the national library of rio de janeiro, in the manuscript newspapers file, entitled 'a political and sentimental account', a description of the facts of the revolution and the eastern campaign and that of the colony of sacramento 1810-1823. there is neither reference to the document's author nor to the date of its composition. the text has 51 manuscript pages and is divided into three parts. our point of departure is the supposition that the political and sentimental account is political propaganda on behalf of the spanish monarchy. initially highlighted is how pamphlet manuscripts served colonial elites to politically mobilize the illiterate masses. the central point of the article is the analysis of its novel-like narrative in order to show how the discursive elements were used as persuasion in defense of spain.