Abstract
This article focuses on the personal and professional trajectory of Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1797-1868), Surgeon, Black and Brazilian, of great influence on the Empire and part of various and important political processes. Dr. Meirelles was the idealizer and one of the founders of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, the Imperial Chamber of Medics, Chief Surgeon and Leader of the Marine Health Corps, one of the main reshapers of the Medical Teachings in the Empire, as well as many other titles and attributes. However, his career was full of challenges, disappointments and abandonments. Thus, my objective is to show how Meirelles had to fight for the citizen rights of “Men of color” and overcome barriers imposed by political opponents and racism, to construct his own intelectual and political path. This article focuses on the personal and professional trajectory of Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1797-1868), Surgeon, Black and Brazilian, of great influence on the Empire and part of various and important political processes. Dr. Meirelles was the idealizer and one of the founders of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, the Imperial Chamber of Medics, Chief Surgeon and Leader of the Marine Health Corps, one of the main reshapers of the Medical Teachings in the Empire, as well as many other titles and attributes. However, his career was full of challenges, disappointments and abandonments. Thus, my objective is to show how Meirelles had to fight for the citizen rights of “Men of color” and overcome barriers imposed by political opponents and racism, to construct his own intelectual and political path.
Highlights
This article focuses on the personal and professional trajectory of Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1797-1868), Surgeon, Black and Brazilian, of great influence on the Empire and part of various and important political processes
Mon but est de montrer comment Meirelles a dû se battre pour les droits de citoyenneté des « hommes de couleur » et surmonter les barrières imposées par les opposants politiques et le racisme pour construire sa trajectoire intellectuelle et politique
Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles e o Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro
Summary
Foi na Santa Casa entre as conversas, entrevistas diárias e conferências com o Doutor De Simoni, que surgiu a ideia de criação de uma agremiação “que promovesse no país o gosto pelos estudos médicos e os interesses e progressos da ciência” (De Simoni, 1868, p. 292). Nota-se que foi fundamental a participação do Dr Meirelles na articulação da opinião pública, conseguindo levar para a Sociedade de Medicina a incumbência de reestruturação do Ensino Médico que culminou na criação das Faculdades de Medicina do Rio de Janeiro e da Bahia. Segundo o relato do Dr Meirelles, o Ministro do Império Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro nomeou por decreto o seu médico e de sua família, Joaquim José da Silva, e pôs todas as outras cadeiras a concurso (Cunha, 2004). O primeiro foi escrito por Meirelles, com o objetivo de defender-se das acusações e dissolver os boatos: Exposição da intriga feita pelo cirurgião formado Joaquim José da Silva ao Doutor Joaquim Candido Soares de Meirelles (1831).
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