Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre o pedido de D. Luís de Almeida para se reformar um alvará e provisão de mercê de uma viagem à China
This archival document, dated 26 April 1644 and held at the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU) under reference Macau, Box 1, Document 40, comprises an official petition and administrative memorandum concerning Dom Luís de Almeida, a Magual—a local intermediary or native official in the Portuguese c...
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1644-04-26
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/9QH4UZJU/viewer_9QH4UZJU.html |
| Summary: | This archival document, dated 26 April 1644 and held at the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU) under reference Macau, Box 1, Document 40, comprises an official petition and administrative memorandum concerning Dom Luís de Almeida, a Magual—a local intermediary or native official in the Portuguese colonial administration—based in Macau. The text records his request for formal confirmation of continued embarkation status aboard a *louara* (a shallow-draft coastal vessel used in the Portuguese Estado da Índia), a voyage undertaken during the governorship of Dom Luís Cadella (1639–1640) to fulfil conditions for appointment to an official post, specifically enabling him to ‘pronounce’—that is, assume formal administrative authority. The petition seeks reissuance in the name of the current Governor-General of Macau of two customary entitlements: *caluara*, a fixed staple allowance (typically rice), and *craçtem*, a lump-sum gratuity, both due for official voyages. A supporting opinion from the Office recommends issuance of a formal warrant (*meue*) authorising payment, affirming that stipulated conditions have been met. A second folio notes Dom Luís de Almeida’s subsequent petition to His Majesty requesting rescission of the original royal warrant (*alvará*) authorising the voyage. The document thus provides primary evidence on colonial administrative procedures, patronage networks, and material provisions governing official mobility and office-holding in mid-seventeenth-century Portuguese Macau. Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei. |
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