Memória e história da origem montebelense : visibilidades da cidade de São Luís de Montes Belos-GO como patrimônio social

Abstract

The building elements of the first urban settlements of a city carry within them the original essence of the urban landscape and the identity of its inhabitants. Considered a collective "treasure", it must be preserved as a singular reference of local memory and of a community's evolutionary process. This report aims to discuss the importance of the Montebelense urban history and the awareness of the citizens of São Luís de Montes Belos, municipality located 128 kilometers from Goiânia, capital of the State of Goiás, for the material and historical urban appearance. Therefore, we seek to understand its identity origins in which, after sixty-seven years of existence of this city, there is an imminent devaluation of the historicity preserved in some previous buildings, this aspect possibly demonstrates the relative "absence" of the Montebelenses' sense of belonging to the cultural heritage that has existed since the town was founded. The survey of empirical sources brings together history and theoretical references that discuss memory (collective and individual). Consequently, identity and culture guide the discussions that problematize this work, which bases its analysis on the aspects related to the construction of the feeling of belonging of the individual and of the Montebelense society regarding the "devaluation" of the remnants of its built heritage. This reflection presents actions, by means of heritage education, with which the aim is to give new meaning to feelings of belonging and social awareness about local cultural identity.