Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a desordem verificada entre os peixeiros da Rua de Mercadores
This abstract describes an Imperial Edict issued by the Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang, addressed to António, the Foreign Headman of Macau, and dated during the late Qing dynasty (evidenced by the cyclical date ‘Ding Si-shi-si’ in the right-hand margin and the Guangdong Provincial Government s...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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1776-08-19
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| Subjects: |
António da Silva petition
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Archival Marginalia
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Ding Si-shi-si cyclical date
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Guangdong Provincial Government seal
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Imperial Edict of Xiangshan County
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Macau Foreign Headman Correspondence
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Official Seals
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Qing dynasty bureaucratic complaint procedure
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Rua do Campo fish vendors dispute
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/62GGDSTU/viewer_62GGDSTU.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes an Imperial Edict issued by the Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang, addressed to António, the Foreign Headman of Macau, and dated during the late Qing dynasty (evidenced by the cyclical date ‘Ding Si-shi-si’ in the right-hand margin and the Guangdong Provincial Government seal). The document concerns a formal complaint lodged by António regarding coercive and monopolistic practices by unidentified vendors selling fresh fish on Rua do Campo (Camp Street) in Macau. The edict instructs the Foreign Headman to conduct an immediate investigation and submit a formal report identifying—by name—the individual responsible for acts of oppression and coercion against the fish-sellers. Marginalia include administrative notations (‘485’, ‘T44’, ‘Person 446’), a red-ink mark above the character ‘諭’ (indicating imperial or official promulgation), and two official seals: a circular red seal of the Guangdong Provincial Government and a partially obscured square red seal bearing illegible archaic seal script characters. The text reflects Qing-era bureaucratic procedures for inter-jurisdictional governance involving foreign residents in Macau, underscoring administrative oversight of commercial conduct and cross-cultural legal accountability within the treaty port context. Researchers will find this document valuable for studying late imperial Chinese local governance, Sino-Portuguese administrative relations in Macau, and the regulation of urban markets under Qing jurisdiction. |
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