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Believe me when I say that there is no other way out. I ask you help. Saninha has changed a lot,
she's suffered a great deal and has come through bitter disappointments. She has for you only her
highest esteem and is almost like a daughter to you, and except for some defects of character which
have really diminished, she really is worthy of your regard for her honesty and heart . . .
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Despite his praise for her, the acrimony among Ana, her mother, and her siblings exten-
ded to da Cunha as well. It was probably with a certain amount of relief that he boarded
the ship
Alagoas
on December 13, even though it might mean weeks of unremitting sea-
sickness.
DaCunha'stravelswerebutthelaststageinacomplexsetofdisputesthathadorigins
in the very foundations of Iberian polities in the New World. Many other justifications
might be invoked in South American conflicts, but one sure element would be border
disputes.TheBaronhadplaced daCunhaattheheadofanimportant boundarycommis-
sionbecausethatwatershedinvolvedtherichestrubberforestsontheplanetandwasthe
last, supremely necessary, demarcation for completing Brazil's territorial trajectory. The
urgency of the situation was extreme, and someone of lofty sentiments like da Cunha
was especially useful for putting a high-minded gloss on the pursuit of the lands of the
“tantalizing latex”
Hevea brasilienses
.
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