Carta do ouvidor de Macau, [Miguel Pinheiro Ravasco], a [D. Filipe II], rei de Portugal e de Espanha, sobre os conventos existentes em Macau; religiosos que cada um tem; rendas e bens que possuem.
This 16th–17th century archival document, originating from Macao and held in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon), comprises a series of official reports addressed to the Portuguese monarch detailing the religious institutions operating in the city. Dated 1582 and 1621, and authored by Miguel...
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1621-10-16
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Administrative Permissions
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Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino
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Augustinian Order
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Convents and Religious Colleges
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Cruzados and Taéis
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Dominican Order
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Evangelisation in Portuguese Asia
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Financial Arrangements
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Franciscan Order
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Jesuit Order
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Macao
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Miguel Pinheiro Ravasco
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Misericórdia Brotherhood
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Official Reports to Portuguese Monarch
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Pharmacies in Colonial Macao
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Poverty in Religious Communities
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Religious Institutions in Macao
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Rents and Income Sources
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Royal Protection
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Santa Clara Retreat
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Silk Trade
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Trade Licences
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Urban Properties
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/29IFYTS9/viewer_29IFYTS9.html |
| Summary: | This 16th–17th century archival document, originating from Macao and held in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon), comprises a series of official reports addressed to the Portuguese monarch detailing the religious institutions operating in the city. Dated 1582 and 1621, and authored by Miguel Pinheiro Ravasco, the texts provide an account of convents and religious colleges under the Franciscan, Dominican, Augustinian, and Jesuit orders, as well as the Misericórdia brotherhood and a Santa Clara retreat for orphan girls. The documents record the number of religious personnel, their sources of income—including rents, alms, trade licences, and royal grants—and property holdings in Macao, Goa, and Malacca. Particular attention is given to financial arrangements such as the annual allocation of cruzados and taéis for missions in Japan and China, revenue from pharmacies and urban properties, and suspended payments due to logistical and administrative challenges. The reports also note permissions granted for trading Japanese silk under royal protection, though actual shipments were rare due to poverty and supply issues. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of these religious houses for sacramental administration and evangelisation. The material reflects the economic, ecclesiastical, and colonial structures of the Portuguese Empire in Asia and serves as a primary source for understanding early modern Catholic missionary activity, urban religious life, and colonial administration in Macao. AHU-Arquivo Historico Ultramarino Volume 1 - 008 |
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