Relação da magestosa, misteriosa, e notavel acclamaçam, que se fez a Magestade d'El rey Dom Joam o IV. nosso Senhor na Cidade do nome de deos do grande Imperio da China, & festas, que se fizeraõ pellos Senhores do Governo publico, & outras pessoas particulares
This is a contemporary 1642–1644 printed historical document—a formal, first-hand account of the civic and religious acclamation of King João IV of Portugal in Macau (referred to throughout as *Nome de Deus*, ‘Name of God’, in China), authored by Dom João Marquês Moreira, Apostolic Prothonotary of t...
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/G2KSIZXP/viewer_G2KSIZXP.html |
| Summary: | This is a contemporary 1642–1644 printed historical document—a formal, first-hand account of the civic and religious acclamation of King João IV of Portugal in Macau (referred to throughout as *Nome de Deus*, ‘Name of God’, in China), authored by Dom João Marquês Moreira, Apostolic Prothonotary of the Holy See and Chaplain to the King in Macau. Dated 20 August 1642 and printed in Lisbon in 1644, the text records the municipal government’s immediate, unanimous, and ceremonially elaborate submission to the newly proclaimed Bragança monarch following receipt of the royal letter transmitted via the Viceroy of India, Dom João da Silva Tello, Count of Aveiras, and delivered by António Fialho Ferreira. It details the political context—including Macau’s strategic isolation amid Spanish garrisons in the Philippines, Formosa, and the Moluccas; the recent collapse of the Japan trade; and widespread commercial anxiety—against which the acclamation served as both an act of loyal vassalage and a catalyst for civic renewal. The abstract documents the full sequence of festivities from late May to late July 1642: public oaths of fealty sworn by the Captain-General, municipal councillors (including Lionel de Soysa de Lima, Pero Cordeiro de Mello, and Dom João Pereira), ecclesiastical authorities, and military officers; solemn processions featuring allegorical chariots, the Royal Standard, and the Most Holy Sacrament; theatrical performances by Jesuit students; bullfights, horse races, masked pageants (*panonadas*), and military parades by local militia including *foldados*, *feis*, and mixed-heritage contingents; illuminations, bell-ringing, artillery salutes, and multilingual, multi-ethnic participation across Christian, Hindu, and Chinese communities. Key figures include Captain-General Dom Sebastião Lobo da Silveira, Bishop’s Governor, Sergeant-Major João Aranha de Pedroza, nobleman Francisco Carvalho Aranha, and the Viceroy of India. The document serves as a primary source for Portuguese imperial loyalty, colonial governance, ceremonial culture, and cross-cultural interaction in early modern maritime Asia. |
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