{"id":2152897,"date":"2026-09-19T02:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2152897"},"modified":"2026-09-19T02:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:38:25","slug":"povestea-incredibila-a-negustorului-de-orez-devenit-imparat-al-statelor-unite-si-protector-al-mexicului","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2152897","title":{"rendered":"Povestea incredibil\u0103 a negustorului de orez devenit \u201e\u00eemp\u0103rat al Statelor Unite\u201d \u0219i \u201eprotector al Mexicului\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.adh.reperio.news\/image-6\/6ac68ec4-35d2-41d9-8982-b1479304f8e0\/index.jpeg?p=f%3Djpeg%26w%3D1200%26h%3D630%26r%3Dcover&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"svelte-x63bga\">\n<nav>\n<ul class=\"breadcrump svelte-1pk9a69\">\n<li class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/\" title=\"Adev\u0103rul\" class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stil-de-viata\" class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\">Stil de via\u021b\u0103<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stil-de-viata\/magazin\" class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\">Magazin<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stil-de-viata\/magazin\/povestea-incredibila-a-negustorului-de-orez-2557820.html\" class=\"svelte-1pk9a69\">Povestea incredibil\u0103 a negustorului de orez devenit \u201e\u00eemp\u0103rat al Statelor Unite\u201d \u0219i \u201eprotector al Mexicului\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p><main class=\"svelte-x63bga\"><\/p>\n<p>Unul dintre cele mai excentrice personaje ale istoriei a tr\u0103it \u00een America de Nord, \u00een secolul al XIX-lea. A devenit cunoscut dup\u0103 ce s-a autoproclamat \u00eemp\u0103rat al Statelor Unite. La \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea sa au participat \u00een jur de 10.000 de oameni.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container-image  svelte-1xbw4f3\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.adh.reperio.news\/image-6\/6ac68ec4-35d2-41d9-8982-b1479304f8e0\/index.jpeg?p=a%3D1%26co%3D1.05%26w%3D1400%26h%3D750%26r%3Dcontain%26f%3Dwebp 1400w\" media=\"(min-width: 1400px)\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption svelte-1xbw4f3\"><span class=\"captionText svelte-1xbw4f3\"><span class=\"source svelte-1xbw4f3\">Foto: wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>De la ob\u021binerea independen\u021bei \u00een anul 1776, Statele Unite au fost mereu o republic\u0103 constitu\u021bional\u0103 federal\u0103. Cu toate acestea, pu\u021bin cunoscut publicului larg este faptul c\u0103 America a avut \u0219i un \u00eemp\u0103rat. S-a numit Joshua Abraham Norton \u0219i a fost unul dintre cele mai excentrice personaje din istoria lumii. \u00cen ciuda excentricit\u0103\u021bii sale, \u201e\u00eemp\u0103ratul\u201d Norton a fost foarte respectat, iar la \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea sa au participat peste 10.000 de oameni.<\/p>\n<h2>Un t\u00e2n\u0103r evreu \u0219i o via\u021b\u0103 cu sui\u0219uri \u0219i cobor\u00e2\u0219uri<\/h2>\n<p>Despre Joshua Abraham Norton se \u0219tie c\u0103 s-a n\u0103scut \u00een februarie 1818, \u00eentr-o familie de evrei britanici. P\u0103rin\u021bii s\u0103i, John \u0219i Sarah Norton, locuiau \u00een ora\u0219ul Deptford din comitatul Kent, care ast\u0103zi face parte din Londra. \u00cen 1820, familia Norton, format\u0103 din cei doi p\u0103rin\u021bi \u0219i trei copii, a migrat \u00een Africa de Sud, acolo unde capul familiei a \u00eenfiin\u021bat o afacere de succes \u00een furnizarea de echipamente \u0219i provizii maritime. \u00cen Africa de Sud, familia Norton cre\u0219tea \u00een mod propor\u021bional cu veniturile. Mai precis, John Norton avea succes mare \u00een afaceri. \u00cen consecin\u021b\u0103, Joshua s-a mai ales cu nou\u0103 fra\u021bi. Dup\u0103 dou\u0103 decenii de prosperitate, au \u00eenceput s\u0103 apar\u0103 \u0219i problemele iar tat\u0103l s\u0103u a intrat \u00een insolven\u021b\u0103. Necazurile financiare nu au venit singure. Doi dintre fra\u021bii lui Joshua au murit. A venit r\u00e2ndul tat\u0103lui \u0219i al mamei. Joshua a r\u0103mas singurul mo\u0219tenitor al unui imperiu de carton. A fost nevoit s\u0103 v\u00e2nd\u0103 tot \u0219i a plecat c\u0103tre alte z\u0103ri. S-a \u00eentors \u00een Anglia, prin 1845. A z\u0103bovit un an \u00een Liverpool, dup\u0103 care s-a \u00eembarcat cu destina\u021bia Boston, Statele Unite ale Americii. Ulterior, dup\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 trei ani, a plecat c\u0103tre San Francisco. \u201e<i>\u00cen 1849, \u00een a cincea zi de noiembrie, Norton a sosit la San Francisco de la Capul Bunei Speran\u021be via Rio Janeiro \u0219i Valparaiso\u201d, <\/i>se arat\u0103 \u00een \u00eensemn\u0103rile vremii.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2nd a ajuns \u00een San Francisco, Norton nu era un emigrant s\u0103rac. Avea la el vreo 40.000 de dolari, probabil c\u00e2\u0219tiga\u021bi prin Boston, sau s\u0103 mai fi avut ceva la ciorap din afacerile p\u0103rinte\u0219ti din Africa de Sud. Nimeni nu \u0219tie, de altfel, ce a f\u0103cut Norton timp de trei ani prin Boston.<\/p>\n<h2>Comer\u021bul cu orez, afacerea care l-a dobor\u00e2t pe Norton<\/h2>\n<p>Cu banii pe care-i avea, Norton a \u00eenfiin\u021bat compania Joshua Norton &amp; Company, o afacere imobiliar\u0103 \u0219i de import, iar \u00een decurs de trei ani a reu\u0219it s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eenmul\u021beasc\u0103 \u00een mod incredibil averea. Ajunsese la aproximativ 250.000 de dolari, adic\u0103 echivalentul a peste 8 milioane de dolari \u00een anul 2020. Norton s-a aranjat bine \u00een San Francisco, era un membru marcant al comunit\u0103\u021bii, un personaj avut. Era membru al celor mai selecte cluburi \u0219i f\u0103cea parte din protipendad\u0103. A fost primit chiar \u00een Loja Masonic\u0103.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1852, face o gaf\u0103 \u00een afaceri. A fost sf\u0103tuit s\u0103 investeasc\u0103 \u00een orez, pe fondul foametei din China, atunci c\u00e2nd pre\u021burile au crescut cu peste 500%. Norton a fost \u00eens\u0103 p\u0103c\u0103lit. A cump\u0103rat o nav\u0103 plin\u0103 cu orez peruan \u0219i era preg\u0103tit s\u0103-l v\u00e2nd\u0103 \u00een China pentru a-\u0219i rotunji averea. Schema a fost aplicat\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 de mul\u021bi al\u021bi afaceri\u0219ti, a\u0219a c\u0103 pre\u021bul orezului a sc\u0103zut brusc, iar afacerile lui Norton s-au pr\u0103bu\u0219it. Stilul s\u0103u de via\u021b\u0103 s-a schimbat radical \u0219i, cu toate eforturile sale de a reintra \u00een afaceri de succes sau de a ob\u021bine func\u021bii publice care s\u0103-l ajute s\u0103 ias\u0103 din impas, totul a fost \u00een van. Prosperul om de afaceri ajunsese s\u0103 locuiasc\u0103 la o pensiune de m\u00e2na a doua din San Francisco. Norton a intrat \u00eentr-o stare de depresie profund\u0103 \u0219i izolare.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"related-inline svelte-78g0vl\" data-gtrack=\"{&quot;event&quot;:&quot;utm_click&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;event_category&quot;:&quot;article_related&quot;}}\" href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/sua\/trump-insista-cu-promisiunea-de-a-oferi-5000-de-2557379.html\" title=\"Alt articol de interes pentru tine\"><span class=\"inline-title svelte-78g0vl\">Trump insist\u0103 cu promisiunea de a oferi 5.000 de dolari americanilor care voteaz\u0103 cu republicanii. \u201ePutem suporta cu u\u0219urin\u021b\u0103 acest cost\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u201eNorton I, \u00eemp\u0103ratul Statelor Unite\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Norton a disp\u0103rut aproape vreo doi ani, izol\u00e2ndu-se de societate. Unii spun c\u0103 pur \u0219i simplu depresia l-a desprins de lumea real\u0103. Norton reapare \u00een 1859 \u0219i se proclam\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103rat al Statelor Unite, \u00een mod oficial. Public\u0103 un manifest la ziar prin care anun\u021b\u0103 planurile sale pentru a-i sc\u0103pa pe americani de \u201ecriza na\u021bional\u0103\u201d. M\u0103surile erau prezentate cu lux de am\u0103nunte. Totul \u00eenso\u021bit de o proclama\u021bie ca la carte. Anun\u021bul \u0219i proclama\u021bia au fost publicate \u00een septembrie 1859, \u00een ziarul \u201eSan Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201eLa cererea imperativ\u0103 a unei mari majorit\u0103\u021bi a cet\u0103\u021benilor acestor State Unite, eu, Joshua Norton, fost locuitor al golfului Algoa, Capul Bunei Speran\u021be, iar \u00een ultimii nou\u0103 ani \u0219i zece luni locuitor al ora\u0219ului San Francisco, California, m\u0103 declar \u0219i m\u0103 proclam \u00cemp\u0103rat al acestor State Unite; \u0219i, \u00een virtutea autorit\u0103\u021bii care \u00eemi este astfel conferit\u0103, ordon \u0219i dispun prin prezenta ca reprezentan\u021bii diferitelor state ale Uniunii s\u0103 se \u00eentruneasc\u0103 \u00een Musical Hall, \u00een acest ora\u0219, \u00een prima zi a lunii februarie urm\u0103toare, pentru ca atunci \u0219i acolo s\u0103 aduc\u0103 acele modific\u0103ri legilor existente ale Uniunii care ar putea ameliora relele sub care sufer\u0103 \u021bara \u0219i s\u0103 fac\u0103 astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t s\u0103 existe \u00eencredere, at\u00e2t \u00een \u021bar\u0103, c\u00e2t \u0219i \u00een str\u0103in\u0103tate, \u00een stabilitatea \u0219i integritatea noastr\u0103. Norton I, \u00cemp\u0103ratul Statelor Unite\u201d<\/i>, se ar\u0103ta \u00een anun\u021b.<\/p>\n<p>Ulterior, dup\u0103 invadarea Mexicului de c\u0103tre Napoleon al III-lea, Norton s-a proclamat \u0219i \u201eProtector al Mexicului\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201e\u00cemp\u0103ratul\u201d Norton, un umanist respectat \u00een San Francisco<\/h2>\n<p>\u201eDomnia\u201d lui Norton s-a \u00eentins pe o perioad\u0103 de dou\u0103 decenii. Evident, nu avea niciun fel de putere politic\u0103 sau militar\u0103. Era doar un personaj excentric, privit ca atare de <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-externe\/sua\/o-campanie-rusa-de-dezinformare-vizeaza-alegerile-2557614.html\">statul american<\/a>. Oamenii \u00eel priveau cu simpatie \u0219i cu umor. Norton \u00ee\u0219i luase \u00eens\u0103 misiunea \u00een serios. Acesta a continuat s\u0103 pledeze pentru acele reforme politice pe care le considera necesare pentru asigurarea bun\u0103st\u0103rii generale \u0219i, a\u0219a cum declara chiar el, pentru a \u201esalva na\u021biunea de la ruina complet\u0103\u201d. A cerut abolirea Congresului, dizolvarea sistemului bipartid \u0219i dizolvarea \u201eRepublicii Statelor Unite\u201d \u0219i transformarea ei \u00eentr-o monarhie.<\/p>\n<p>Dincolo de aspectele fantasmagorice, Norton a avut idei politice \u0219i sociale \u00eenaintea timpului s\u0103u. De exemplu: eliminarea corup\u021biei, milita pentru demnitatea, tratamentul echitabil \u0219i drepturile legale ale imigran\u021bilor \u0219i ale altor grupuri marginalizate, era un protector al comunit\u0103\u021bii chineze, dar \u0219i un sus\u021bin\u0103tor al comunit\u0103\u021bii afro-americane. Nu \u00een ultimul r\u00e2nd, a cerut drepturi pentru <a href=\"https:\/\/adevarul.ro\/stiri-locale\/botosani\/cum-au-fost-masacrati-bastinasii-americii-de-nord-1818985.html\">nativii americani<\/a>, dar \u0219i dreptul de vot al femeilor. A fost de asemenea un adept al progresului, sus\u021bin\u00e2nd inven\u021biile. A tip\u0103rit propriile sale bancnote. Unele magazine \u0219i restaurante din ora\u0219 au acceptat ace\u0219ti bani ca pe o form\u0103 real\u0103 de plat\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Norton a murit \u00een ianuarie 1880, \u00een urma unui accident vascular cerebral. 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