▁Le i ria , ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 . ▁Being ▁assigned ▁to ▁Brazil , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁caval ry ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Min as ▁G era is ▁province ▁in ▁B ord a ▁do ▁Cam po ▁( today , ▁Antonio ▁Carlos ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁far mer ▁and ▁propriet or ▁of ▁several ▁gold ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is , ▁during ▁a ▁time ▁where ▁min ing ▁was ▁its ▁main ▁economic ▁activity . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Bernard ina ▁Qu ité ria ▁de ▁O live ira ▁Bel o , ▁cousin ▁of ▁Francisco ▁Antonio ▁de ▁O live ira ▁L op es ▁and ▁a unt ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁C ax ias ▁and ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁T oc ant ins . ▁ ▁In conf id ência ▁Mine ira ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁crown ▁began ▁to ▁inst itute ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁tax es ▁and ▁lev ies ▁around ▁all ▁min ing ▁activity ▁in ▁its ▁Brazil ian ▁col ony . ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 2 , ▁the ▁Ste ward ship ▁for ▁the ▁M ines ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁ful fill ▁that ▁goal , ▁being ▁controlled ▁directly ▁from ▁authorities ▁in ▁Lis boa . ▁ ▁This ▁new ▁ag ency ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Tre as ury ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁' Qu into ' ▁(" F if th "), ▁or ▁a ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁gold ▁extracted . ▁Add itional ▁measures ▁to ▁en force ▁tax ation ▁were ▁manif ested ▁in ▁the ▁creation