Carta do Cônsul sobre o decreto Imperial de protecção das missões.
This is a collection of official Qing dynasty proclamations and imperial decrees from June to July 1891, translated by the Portuguese Consulate in Canton for diplomatic dissemination. The documents include a proclamation issued on 4 July 1891 by Mang, acting Treasurer of Kwang-tung and First-Class M...
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| Format: | Documents |
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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1891
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| Subjects: |
Acting Treasurer Kwang-tung
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Administrative Accountability
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Anonymous Seditious Pamphlets
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Anti-Foreign Religious Placards
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Christian Church Attacks
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Criminal Commissioner Guangdong
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Diplomatic Dissemination
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Foreign Missionaries
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Historical Documents
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Imperial Decree
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M-hu
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M-sue’
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Official Proclamations
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Placard Distribution
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Population Order
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Portuguese Consulate in Canton
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Provincial Governance
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Provincial Judge Guangdong
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Public Unrest
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Qing Dynasty
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Sedition Conspiracy
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State-Sanctioned Tolerance
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Tau-yang
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Treaty Obligations
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Documents
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/JB9UPDJZ/viewer_JB9UPDJZ.html |
| Summary: | This is a collection of official Qing dynasty proclamations and imperial decrees from June to July 1891, translated by the Portuguese Consulate in Canton for diplomatic dissemination. The documents include a proclamation issued on 4 July 1891 by Mang, acting Treasurer of Kwang-tung and First-Class Mandarinate official, and Ngo, Second-Class Mandarinate official and Criminal Commissioner under the Provincial Judge of Kwang-tung, addressing the circulation of anonymous anti-foreign religious placards and pamphlets in urban and rural areas. It reaffirms state-sanctioned tolerance of foreign missionaries, warns against public unrest, and urges local populations to maintain order and avoid complicity in disturbances. Complementing this is an imperial decree dated 23 June 1891, transmitted via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which responds to the arson attacks on Christian churches at M-hu (Fu-hui), Tau-yang (Kiang-su), and M-sue’ (Hu-fei) earlier that year. The decree asserts the government’s obligation under treaty provisions to protect foreign missions, attributes the violence to a coordinated bandit conspiracy exploiting sedition for robbery, and commands provincial authorities across Hu-kwang, Kiang-su, Ku-hui, Hu-peí, and Quiangos to arrest and execute perpetrators, suppress false rumours, and safeguard missionaries. Officials are instructed to expedite unresolved mission-related legal cases and ensure protection of foreign lives and property in treaty ports, with negligence subject to imperial scrutiny. Translations and certifications were carried out by Eduardo Marques, Interpreter, and Edmundo Marques, Consul, at the Portuguese Consulate in Canton between 26 June and 5 July 1891. |
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