MANUSCRIPT 512 - PART TWO . Notwithstanding the dating of the years 1753, it is estimated that the deed is really eighteenth century for certain aspects reported. Its discovery and notion of relevance, however, occurred only in 1839. In a somewhat ironic way regarding the importance of the document, and still in order to reinforce all the myth surrounding the object, document 512 was found at random, forgotten in the collection of the court library (then name of the National Library). The manuscript, very old, and already deteriorated by time, was discovered by Manuel Ferreira Lagos, and later handed over to the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute (IHGB); it was in the hands of one of the founders of the institute that the deed had its real value recognized and publicized: after reading canon Januário da Cunha Barbosa published a full copy of the manuscript in the Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, with the addition of a preface in the which outlined a theory of connection between the subject of the document and the saga of Roberio Dias (son of Belchior Dias Moreia), a man who had been imprisoned by the Portuguese crown for refusing to make revelations about precious metal mines in Bahia. In a context of searching for national identity, and valuing Brazilian attributes, the document has gained increasing prominence and focus over the years, both by adventurers, as well as intellectuals, religious, and even the emperor Dom Pedro II himself. . The well-researched report that makes the document, and which has been the reason for its relevance throughout history, defended arduously by many, warmly contested by others, and obsessively sought by some: document 512 brings the account of the encounter of some pioneers with the ruins of a lost city, a ruined civilization in the middle of the Brazilian jungle with signs of cognitive development, in addition to wealth, and an unknown end. . #manuscript512 #manuscrito512 #lostcity #cidadeperdida #brasil #brazil #forbiddenarcheology #arqueologiaproibida #real #true #truth #verdade (em Fundação Biblioteca Nacional) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9DC9Fqgwjx/?igshid=rknhsjhmmk2o
