Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre a Carta do Senado da Câmara de Macau respeitante às irregularidades cometidas pelo governador-geral, D. Sebastião Lobo da Silveira e relacionadas com a concessão de três viagens do Japão e com a licença para os moradores de Macau poderem navegar livremente para todas as partes da Índia, Angola e Portugal. Parecer do Conselho para que se devasse o procedimento do governador é favorável às concessões pedidas. Resolução régia de acordo com o parecer do Conselho
This archival document comprises a composite transcription of proceedings, petitions, and official correspondence relating to the Municipal Council (Câmara) of Macau, dated 31 October 1643, with supplementary materials extending to 25 March 1645. It records administrative deliberations concerning th...
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1645-02-25
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| Subjects: |
Diogo Vasques
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Dom Diogo da Paz
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Dom João IV succession
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Dom Sebastião Lobo da Silveira
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Ecclesiastical Jurisdictional Conflict
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Goa revenue disputes
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Jagar trade
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Macau Municipal Council
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Macau disease outbreaks
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Macau storm damage
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Manila trade
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Mello de Ouro
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Portuguese-Japanese trade
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navigation authorisation Estado da Índia
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vessel seizure in Goa
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/4H5HXGQ8/viewer_4H5HXGQ8.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a composite transcription of proceedings, petitions, and official correspondence relating to the Municipal Council (Câmara) of Macau, dated 31 October 1643, with supplementary materials extending to 25 March 1645. It records administrative deliberations concerning the death of King Dom João IV in February 1643 and the consequent assumption of royal duties by Macau’s municipal officers; the contested governance of Captain-General Dom Sebastião Lobo da Silveira, including his delegation of fiscal authority to Diogo Vasques and subsequent personal intervention in Macau; the appointment of administrators such as Mello de Ouro and Dom Diogo da Paz; outbreaks of disease and storm damage affecting ecclesiastical and civic buildings; commercial concerns regarding trade with Japan, Manila, Jagar (near Jakarta), and Goa; disputes over revenue collection, jurisdictional boundaries between civil and ecclesiastical authorities, and the seizure of a vessel carrying twenty thousand *pardos* in Goa; and royal authorisation—granted in Lisbon on 25 March 1645 by Dom Afonso de Barros Carminha—permitting Macau’s residents to navigate freely within the Estado da Índia, Angola, and Portugal for commerce, albeit excluding São Miguel and Landariz. The text originates from the Maritime and Overseas Archive of the National Library of Portugal and bears multiple archival stamps, marginalia, and palaeographic annotations confirming its provenance and scholarly integrity for historical analysis. Anexo: 1645-03-29 - Carta régia (cópia) de D. João IV, rei de Portugal, ao Senado da Câmara de Macau, em que concede três viagens do Japão, licença para os moradores de Macau navegarem livremente para todas as partes da Índia, Angola e Portugal, com excepção dos portos castelhanos e holandeses. |
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