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MANUSCRITO - [KAULEN (Lourenço)]. REPOSTA [sic] apologetica ao poema intitulado O Uraguay, composto por José Basilio da Gama, e dedicado a Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado, irmaõ de Sebastiaõ José de Carvalho, Conde de Oeyras, e Marquez de Pombal. 1787 - [KAULEN (Lourenço)] REPOSTA [sic] apologetica ao poema intitulado O Uraguay, composto por José Basilio da Gama, e dedicado a Francisco Xavier de Mendonça Furtado, irmaõ de Sebastiaõ José de Carvalho, Conde de Oeyras, e Marquez de Pombal . 1787. manuscrito sobre papel; 177 ff. nums 354 pp.; 200 mm. Handwritten copy of a work printed the previous year, which refutes the arguments in the work Uraguay by José Basílio da Gama, written and published in 1769 and attempts to defend the actions of the Society of Jesus in Paraguay. The work begins with an attack on José Basílio da Gama, narrating his life until he left the Company to place himself in the service of the Marquis of Pombal. According to Borba de Moraes, 'despite being a violent and aggressive pamphlet against Basílio da Gama and Pombal, it is extraordinarily important for the poet's biography and for the history of the war against the Indians during the subjugation of Southern Brazil.' According to the same bibliographer, a request was made to suspend the sale of the work in 1788, which was rejected, but Pina Manique, in a report sent to the Secretary of the Kingdom, states that he found many copies and ordered them to be destroyed. Perhaps for this reason, the existence of this handwritten copy is justified. Since the printed book was largely destroyed, it is credible that someone wanted to preserve it or keep it for themselves. Curious. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !