Explorando as raízes da história : o cangaço na memória coletiva da cidade de Canindé de São Francisco - SE

Abstract

This article aims to understand how cangaço is represented in the collective memory of the population of the city of Canindé de São Francisco - SE. The historiography field to which it is linked is Oral History. To achieve this goal, To achieve this goal, oral interviews were carried out with residents who lived in the region at the same time that Lampião's gang passed through the city, and also with students of senior year of high school from public schools in the locality. These interviews were articulated with bibliography on the topic. From this it was possible to observe that the points of view, despite being diverse when associating the figure of avenger, criminal or hero with Lampião and his gang, come to a consensus when understanding that the memory of the cangaço is part of the identity of the Canindeense citizen.