PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)

The article proposes a historiographical overview of the Portuguese presence in Siam, focusing on the so-called “feitoria” of Bangkok in the nineteenth century, situating it within the broader framework of Luso-Siamese relations. The author articulates the continuity between contacts initiated in th...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: Leonor Diaz de Seabra
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Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2013
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description The article proposes a historiographical overview of the Portuguese presence in Siam, focusing on the so-called “feitoria” of Bangkok in the nineteenth century, situating it within the broader framework of Luso-Siamese relations. The author articulates the continuity between contacts initiated in the sixteenth century, the dynamics of military modernization, and the strategies of commercial and religious intermediation, arguing that the basis of these relations combines military aid, political demands, and the attainment of material conditions for European presence in Siamese territories. Methodologically, the approach is based on a critical review of sources and historiographical production, mobilizing references from chroniclers and authors contemporary to the initial contacts and discussing the institutional evolution of the Portuguese presences—highlighting mercantile activity, the role of mercenaries, and the tension between jurisdictions and missionary orders. The text concludes that, despite transformations over time, the structural logic of Luso-Siamese negotiation persisted: the circulation of weapons, the need for specialized labor, and religious mediation functioned as mechanisms of consolidation, while European conflicts and ecclesiastical disputes at different times limited the reach of the Portuguese Padroado.
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The article proposes a historiographical overview of the Portuguese presence in Siam, focusing on the so-called “feitoria” of Bangkok in the nineteenth century, situating it within the broader framework of Luso-Siamese relations. The author articulates the continuity between contacts initiated in the sixteenth century, the dynamics of military modernization, and the strategies of commercial and religious intermediation, arguing that the basis of these relations combines military aid, political demands, and the attainment of material conditions for European presence in Siamese territories. Methodologically, the approach is based on a critical review of sources and historiographical production, mobilizing references from chroniclers and authors contemporary to the initial contacts and discussing the institutional evolution of the Portuguese presences—highlighting mercantile activity, the role of mercenaries, and the tension between jurisdictions and missionary orders. The text concludes that, despite transformations over time, the structural logic of Luso-Siamese negotiation persisted: the circulation of weapons, the need for specialized labor, and religious mediation functioned as mechanisms of consolidation, while European conflicts and ecclesiastical disputes at different times limited the reach of the Portuguese Padroado.
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Review of Culture
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2013
Leonor Diaz de Seabra
spellingShingle PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
Leonor Diaz de Seabra
title PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_autocomplete PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_full PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_fullStr PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_full_unstemmed PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_short PORTUGUESE FEITORIA OF BANGKOK : AN OVERVIEW (19TH CENTURY)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
title_sort portuguese feitoria of bangkok : an overview (19th century)曼谷的葡萄牙貿易貨棧概述(19世紀)
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