The King of Portugal decided to create Fonderies ( Casa of Fundição E da Moeda ) in the Harbor offices of São Paulo and of Undermined, subordinate to the royal Intendance to melt and control the production of Or. All the gold extracted out of powder or nuggets was to be there molten and treated with the royal quinto , i.e. were withdrawn from the total Poids the 20% ( quinto = fifth) corresponding to this tax. The bars obtained were marked royal Sceau which proved the payment of the Taxe, and were turned over to the carrier accompanied by a certificate of origin confirming the achievement of the legal formalities.

The installation of Foundries was not well accepted by the population of the Harbor office where the mine S. the minors were located felt increasingly more dissatisfied and anxious the presence of the tax action operated by the Foundries.

The Crown, for its part, to ensure the control of this area, created special courts. Moreover, it sent, in 1719, two Companies of Dragon S - professional forces Militaire S coming from the north of Portugal with for objective controlling the Esclave S, escorting the transport of gold and to repress the disorders. At that time Milice S were also created to face the emergency cases. Although made mainly of White, they counted in their rows of former black slaves or Mulâtre S.

The door Fiscalité reached also the Diamantino District where, starting from 1729, with the Arraial C Tijuco , began the extraction of Diamant S. On this territory occurred perpetual cases of arbitrary and of Violence S. the Crown established that the Extraction of diamonds would be also an activity subjected to its Monopole and tried, through a rigorous and energetic action, to carry out the covering of and to avoid it [[smuggling].

In this context, the protests increased among the minors and the smugglers found themselves also worried in front of the greed and the control of the tax department.

See too

• Revolt of Villa Rica

• Ouro Preto
• Minas Gerais