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britânica, manifestando-se seja através de intensa pressão diplomática, seja através da força militar contra o comércio negreiro.
71 Idem, pp. 96 e ss
72 André Rebouças, Diário Pessoal, 19, 20 e 26 de abril; 11 de maio de 1870, dentre outras passagens. (Doravante, apenas Diário).
73 Diário, 13 de julho de 1871.
74 Maria Alice R. CARVALHO, Op. Cit., p. 156.