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Son of Joaquim Francisco Cruz Júnior and
of Amélia Luiza dos Santos, born in the small town of Sabará, MG, Brazil,
on the 16th/Aug/1870, and died in the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil,
on the 13th/May/1936, of arteriosclerosis, 65 years old (would complete
66 years on the 16th/Aug/1936). |
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FIGURE 1
- Theodomiro Cruz, when bachellor, 34 years old, and resident in Sabará,
MG, Brazil, in a photo dated of Sabará, MG, Brazil, in 1904. |
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Baptized in the Chapel of Saint Rita, of Sabará, MG,
Brazil, on the 22nd/Apr/1871, being godparents his grandfathers, paternal
Joaquim Francisco Cruz (pai) and maternal
Daniel Joaquim dos Santos [see: AEABH, Sabará,
batizados, 1867/1890, fls. 44],
He did his studies in the school of the Professor
Sétimo de Paula Rocha, in Sabará, MG, Brazil [see: MACHADO, Profª Maria
de Lourdes Guerra. Nas Ruas de Sabará [In The Streets
of Sabará], pg. 269].
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FIGURE 2
- Chapel of Saint Rita, of Sabará, MG, Brazil, nowadays demolished, place
in which were baptized Theodomiro Cruz, many of his brothers and ascendents
of the family CRUZ. Image reproduced from the book of TAVARES, Maria Guiomar
Orsini, EXALTAÇÃO A SABARÁ E FESTIVAL DE POESIAS
[EXALTATION TO SABARÁ AND FESTIVAL OF POESY],
author´s edition, 1976.
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Married with Elisa Vianna Cruz (Elisinha), also born
in the same town of Sabará, MG, Brazil, on the 29th/May/1885, and died
in the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, on the 14th/Jul/1965, daughter
of Paulo Alves dos Santos Vianna and of Maria Flávia Chelles (Fafá), in
Sabará, MG, Brazil, on the 4th/Jan/1908.
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FIGURE 3
- Theodomiro Cruz and his wife Elisa Vianna Cruz (Elisinha), in a photography
dated of Sabará, MG, Brazil, in 1909. |
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He was a jeweler and watchmaker,
owner of the pretty traditional "Jewellery Store and Watchmakers Shop
Theodomiro Cruz", the first one of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, which
was localized during many years in the Praça 7 de Setembro [7th of
September Square], in the corner between Av. Afonso Pena [Afonso Pena Avenue]
and Rua Rio de Janeiro [Rio de Janeiro Street], where is today the Edifice
Helena Passig. The shop continued to occupying almost the same point, after
the construction of the new edifice. The quality of the gold and of the
artistic work became famous, since the foundation, not only in the interior
of Minas Gerais, but even also in Goiás, where the "tropeiros"
[mule troop conductors] took the jewels, starting from Sabará, MG, Brazil.
Then in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, was obligatory point of meeting of all
the most important public men. Resided with the family, during many years,
in the same building, where many of his children were born. |
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FIGURE 4
- Logotype of the stationery utilized by Theodomiro Cruz, in the AT THE
AMERICAN, Jewellery Store and Watchmakers Shop Theodomiro Cruz, in Belo
Horizonte, MG, Brazil, in its address at the Seventh of September Square,
about the decade of 1930. |
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The enterprise were founded in Sabará,
MG, Brazil, in 1894 (30th/Mar/1894?), and his Jewellery Store and Workshop
of Jewels worked at the Rua do Caquende [Caquende Street], till they were
transferred to Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, in1912, a few years after the
foundation of the new Capital. Already in Sabará, MG, Brazil, was called
"A Âncora Sabarense" ["The Anchor of Sabará"]
- goldsmithery and watchmakers shop, that, in 1905, announced: "varied
assortment of jewels in gold and silver, articles of good taste, Âncora
[Anchor] pocket-watchs, in gold, in silver, in oxidazed steel, in nickel,
and in aluminium; pendulums, alarm-clocks, table-clocks and there is also
the famous watchs Omega, bought from direct import houses. The house in
which we work, is opened from 7 o´clock in the morning till 8 and
half at evening" [see: MACHADO, Profª Maria de Lourdes Guerra. Nas
Ruas de Sabará [In The Streets of Sabará], pg. 269].
Before being installed at the Praça Sete [Seventh (of September)
Square], the shop moved through Rua dos Caetés [Caetés Street] and
Av. Amazonas [Amazon Avenue]. |
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FIGURE 5
- Advertisement of Theodomiro
Cruz, published at page 4 of the # 4 of the newspaper O CONTEMPORANEO
[THE CONTEMPORANIAN], of Sabará, MG, Brazil,
dated of the 23rd of May of 1902, noticing his address at the Rua do Caquende
[Caquende Street]. |
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After his death, the store continued, administered
by the son Celso, posteriorly seconded by Milton, this starting in 1939,
openned till Nov/1978, having finished its activities by lack of continuators,
after 84 years of existence. |
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FIGURE 6
- À AMERICANA [AT THE AMERICAN], or Jewellery Store and Watchmakers Shop
Theodomiro Cruz, at the Praça Sete de Setembro [Seven of September
Square], corner of Av. Afonso Pena [Afonso Pena Avenue] with Rua Rio de
Janeiro [Rio de Janeiro Street], in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, about the
year of 1939, being seen at the door the sons Celso Vianna Cruz and Milton
Vianna Cruz, in an image by the photographer Luiz Alfredo, of the Magazine
O CRUZEIRO [THE (SOUTHERN) CROSS].
In this site, nowadays, one find the Edifíce Elena Passig. |
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His religious believes were spiritualist,
kardecist [related to Allan Kardek], in which he was accompanied by his
wife, Elisa. |
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He was also a poet, having left a book
with poesy, Veras [Truths], published in 1905,
and many sparse poems. He used the pseudonym [pen name] "Raul Moreno". |
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FIGURE 7
- Title of the book of poesy VERAS [TRUTHS],
by Theodomiro Cruz, in the frontispiece of the single edition, of 1905. |
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The book was dedicated to the memory of
two teachers and friends, Luiz Cassiano and Arthur Lobo, to whom he called
of "inditosos" ["unfortunate"]. |
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FIGURE 8
- Dedication of the book of poesy VERAS [TRUTHS],
by Theodomiro Cruz, of 1905. |
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After a brief introduction, in verses,
the book is divided in two parts, "Ex-corde" and "Impressões"
["Impressions"]. The book has merited many critics of Osório Duque
Estrada, by the pages of the Correio da Manhã [Morning
Newspaper], having the author being defended in public by Augusto
de Lima. |
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FIGURE 9
- Titles of the separation pages of the two parts of the book of poesy VERAS
[TRUTHS], by Theodomiro Cruz, of 1905. |
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Laudelino Freire, in his Collectanea Sonetos
Brasileiros [Brazilian Sonnets] published by F. Briguiet,
in 1913, included one of his sonnets, "Symphonia Extranha" ["Strange
Symphony"], at pg. 258. |
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FIGURE
10 - Page 258 of
the Collectanea of FREIRE, Laudelino, SONETOS BRASILEIROS
[BRAZILIAN SONNETS], published by F. Briguiet, in
1913, dedicated to Theodomiro Cruz, with his sonnet "Symphonia Extranha"
["Strange Symphony"]. |
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The poet Antero de Magalhães dedicated
to his memory one sonnet, published in a newspaper of Belo Horizonte, MG,
Brazil (Minas Gerais?), entitled "À memória do Theodomiro Cruz" ["To the memory of Theodomiro Cruz"], dated of 13th/May/1937, first anniversary of his death. |
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FIGURE 11
- Press cutting (Minas Gerais?) with the Sonnet "À
memória do Theodomiro Cruz" ["To the memory of Theodomiro
Cruz"], by Antero de Magalhães, dated of 13th/May/1937. |
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He also merited a sonnet, inedited, of
his friend Commendatary Arthur Vianna, drawing his "Perfil"
["Profile"], with the title of "Theodomiro
Cruz" ["Theodomiro
Cruz"], dated
of 28th/Jan/1957, wiich was dedicated to the widow, Elisinha. |
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FIGURE 12
- Personnal Card of the Commendatary Arthur Vianna, with the Sonnet "Theodomiro
Cruz", dated of 28th/Jan/1957. |
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Among the sparse poems that he left, we
underline the magnificent sonnet "Aos Bons" ["To The Good Ones"], dedicated to the kindhearted people, that was publishedo, with one note about
the author, under the title "Um Grande Poeta Nacional" ["A
Great Nacional Poet"], in the Magazine Minas Illustrada
[Illustrated Minas], of
1937. Also dedicated poesy to the kins, like "Entre Rosas" ["Among Roses"] and
"À
Isaura" ["To
Isaura"], both dedicated to the daughter Isaura, and "Cupido, O Amor" ["Cupid, The Love"], dedicated to his sisters-in-law then maiden, Odília, Petrina, and Alcina Vianna,
all of them inedited. |
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FIGURE 13
- Manuscript copy of the poem
"AOS BONS" ["TO THE GOOD ONES"], done in his own handwriting
and autographed by the author. |
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The Jornal de Casa [Home Newspaper],
dated of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 18th to 24th of February of 1979, entirely
dedicated to him its section GENTE [PEOPLE], occupying one double page (two
pages), the ones of ## 9 and 10, with the beautiful history of his pesonal
life, illustratted with photographies, with the sugestive títle "Um
Joalheiro como só nos bons tempos se fabricava" ["A
Jeweler as only in the good times one made"]. |
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FIGURE 14
- Head of the section GENTE [PEOPLE],
of the Jornal de Casa
[Home Newspaper], dated of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 18th
to 24th of February of 1979, at page 9, one seeing the photos that illustrated
the article "Um Joalheiro como só nos bons tempos se fabricava"
["A Jeweler as only in the good times one made"], published in
double page. |
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He was "post-mortem" awarded , in the year
of 1979, by the Prefecture of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, with the Comenda da Ordem dos Pioneiros [Commendam of the Order of the Pioneers], received, some year later, by his daughter Isaura Cruz
Continentino, by having being the first jeweler and watchmaker of Belo
Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Besides that, the city of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil,
honoured him in the name of the "Rua Teodomiro Cruz" ["Teodomiro
Cruz Street"] (without the "H"), whose ZIP code is 30.240,
and it is located in the neighborhood of São Lucas [Saint Luke].
Theodomiro Cruz resided in Sabará, MG, Brazil, at
the Rua do Caquende [Caquende Street], having moved to Belo Horizonte,
MG, Brazil, in 1912.
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FIGURE 15
- Theodomiro Cruz, in a photography dated of Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil,
when he was aproximately 65 years old, about the year of 1936. |
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Sons (7): América Vianna Cruz, Isaura Vianna
Cruz, Cícero Vianna Cruz, Celso Vianna Cruz, Milton Vianna Cruz, Odilon
Vianna Cruz, and Lúcia Vianna Cruz. |
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FIGURE 16
- Golden Wedding of the couple Theodomiro Cruz and Elisa Vianna Cruz, one
seeing always from the left to the right: standing: Celso Vianna Cruz, Cícero
Vianna Cruz, Theodomiro Cruz, José de Campos Continentino, Odilon
Vianna Cruz, Milton Vianna Cruz; and sitting: América Vianna Cruz,
Elisa Vianna Cruz, Isaura (Vianna) Cruz Continentino, and Lúcia Vianna
Cruz. In Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, on the 4th/Jan/1933. |
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