Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal, sobre as desinteligências entre o governador do Bispado e o comissário do Santo Ofício, em Macau, acerca dos problemas entre os moradores de Macau e as autoridades locais, sobre a proibição para os portugueses e os Castelhanos viajarem para Manila e a retirada dos religiosos católicos de Manila.
This archival fragment comprises a late 16th- to early 17th-century Portuguese colonial administrative memorandum, originating likely from the viceregal chancery in Goa and addressed to the Viceroy (*Vossa Mercê*), concerning governance, ecclesiastical authority, and inter-imperial tensions in the c...
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| Summary: | This archival fragment comprises a late 16th- to early 17th-century Portuguese colonial administrative memorandum, originating likely from the viceregal chancery in Goa and addressed to the Viceroy (*Vossa Mercê*), concerning governance, ecclesiastical authority, and inter-imperial tensions in the contested region of Mazaua—identified contextually as a newly elevated episcopal see under Portuguese jurisdiction. Key figures include Dom Frei de Castello, Bishop of Beja; Dom Roão Cláudio, Governor-General of the Castilians; Dom Felipe de Mascarenhas (Governor of Portuguese India, 1591–1597); Dom Sebastião Loubo, implicated in civic unrest; and Dom João, tasked with conducting a formal inquiry (*cauta*) into Mazaua’s diplomatic overtures to Manila. The document details the city’s subdued *Aclamação* of the monarch, its forcible repossession of Castilian flags and artillery from Manila-based agents, the appointment and subsequent expulsion of twenty-one *ispastalos*, and the contentious status of religious personnel and Castilian vassals within Mazaua. It further addresses jurisdictional disputes between the Bishop and the Commissioner of the Holy Office, the proposed episcopal appointment, the irregular composition of local garrisons, and prohibitions on travel between Manila and Mazaua. Toponymic variants—including *Uia Gem*, *Utorgda*, and *Fellissa Clara*—reflect contemporary orthographic practices in Portuguese India. The text concludes with directives on official communication protocols and the preservation of Mazaua’s municipal title (*título de cidade*), grounded in its historical possession and geopolitical vulnerability. AHU-Arquivo Historico Ultramarino Volume 1- 059 |
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