DIAMANTINA, a trip in the time Augustin Menotti Orlandi * SUMMARY the article strengthens as the city of Diamantina if it inserts in National History. The description of its historic site. The influence of its diamonds in the golden period. Characteristics and objectives of its personages: Chica of Siva and JK. The article is concluded with proposals of bigger attention of the historians and archaeologists stop with the cultural preservation of physical patrimony e, mainly, human being. Word-key: Diamantina; Chica Da Silva; JK; cultural patrimony *Aluno of the Course of History of the Salty University of Oliveira, Belo Horizonte, MG, INTRODUCTION the historical monuments and the archaeological remaining portions is important carriers of messages and, for its proper nature as material culture, they are used for the social actors to produce meant, in special when materializing concepts as national identity and ethnic difference.
The maintenance of a city or region, in part always had its influence for the country. The ways, therefore are crucial to determine the history and influence of a city in a region. With three centuries of town foundation, almost passing the arraial until arriving at the city, Diamantina is a rich city in history and traditions. It possesss a patrimony architectural, cultural and natural rich and preserved. The city is in the edge of the Espinhao, practically dividing the basins of the River San Francisco and the River Jequitinhonha.
a different, isolated place and therefore fascinating. It blunted well more to the north, distant of the traditional auriferous centers of century XVIII. The tamers had arrived in search of the gold, but it did not delay so that they discovered that the vocation of that land was another one. A vocation that consumed millions of years of the nature and presenteou the man with a true preciosidade, that is, the formation of the city is intrinsically on to the exploration of the gold and mainly diamonds, from where it derived its name.