Requerimento do procurador da Companhia de Jesus da China, Pe. Francisco Sarmento, a D. Pedro II, rei de Portugal, em que pede compra de uma aldeia na Índia que renda por ano 3.000 cruzados a título de esmola
This transcription, dated 17 March 1693, details a petition from the Jesuit missionaries in China requesting financial support from the Portuguese Crown to acquire a village yielding three thousand cruzados annually for the purpose of supporting their missionary activities. The document outlines the...
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| Summary: | This transcription, dated 17 March 1693, details a petition from the Jesuit missionaries in China requesting financial support from the Portuguese Crown to acquire a village yielding three thousand cruzados annually for the purpose of supporting their missionary activities. The document outlines the financial constraints faced by the mission, which receives only nine hundred thousand reis annually, insufficient for sustaining its fifty missionaries. The Crown's attorney acknowledges previous similar requests and the potential legal and social implications of granting such permissions. The petition emphasizes the importance of the missionaries' work in spreading Christianity and maintaining community cohesion in regions where religious practices were restricted. The document also includes correspondence from various officials, including Manoel Gomes da Silva and João Ribeiro Cabral, and is recorded under the Council of the Overseas Territories, reflecting the broader colonial context and administrative processes involved in supporting missionary efforts in the East. Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei Anexos: 1693-03-11 - Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a compra de uma aldeia na Índia que renda anualmente 3000 cruzados para a missão da China. O parecer do Conselho é favorável, desde que os encargos da aldeia para com a Fazenda Real passassem a ser obrigação da Missão. Resolução favorável do rei. 1693-03-17 - Alvará de D. Pedro II, rei de Portugal, em que dá licença para a compra de uma aldeia que renda 3.000 cruzados, com a condição de se cumprirem os encargos para com a Fazenda Real. |
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