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Aiming at finding riches in the vast and unknown backlands, the Portuguese Crown granted large portions of land to those who fulfilled this mission. It was in this context that the Casa da Torre amassed its assets between the 16th and 17th centuries. Later, though, the land grants became a problem for the Crown, resulting in many conflicts over land possession throughout the eighteenth century. On the one hand, the Crown was trying to regulate the sesmaria system, by issuing many complementary royal orders. On the other, members of the Casa da Torre saw themselves as unquestionable owners of such land previously granted by the Crown. By the same token, those who purchased land from the Casa da Torre in the region also believed that they were valid holders of sesmarias. Through the registers of sesmarias granted between 1757-1765, official records and other primary sources, this essay intends to describe the process of land sales by the Casa da Torre to colonists in the Pianco backlands. It also reveals the involvement of this family in conflicts related to the possession and control of land.

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A legitimidade da graça: os impactos da tentativa de reforço da política sesmarial sobre as terras da Casa da Torre na capitania da Paraíba (século XVIII)