Carta do Senado da Câmara de Macau a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal, em que se refere à embaixada ao reino do Japão, às causas por que não deve seguir a embaixada que se encontra em Macau, às modificações necessárias ao seu regimento, sobretudo no aspecto religioso e à necessidade de mais força e aparato
This archival document comprises a composite transcription of Portuguese colonial administrative and diplomatic records, primarily dating from the late 16th to mid-17th centuries (c. 1580–1664), with supplementary material extending into the late 18th century. It originates from multiple repositorie...
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1645-07-07
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| Subjects: |
Ambassadorial Appointment Procedures
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Dom Manuel de Congo
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Ecclesiastical–Secular Authority Conflicts
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Estado da Índia administration
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Galleon Dacama Provisioning Crisis
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Gonçalo Seiff de Sousa
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Gonçalo Teixeira
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Inter-colonial Jurisdictional Tensions
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Jesuit Provincial Authority
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Luís de Carvalho de Souza
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Macau–Goa–Malacca Coordination
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Portuguese Embassies to Tokugawa Japan
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Portuguese Fiscal Administration in Asia
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Religious Access Negotiations
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Sakoku Edicts Compliance
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/JSE857F2/viewer_JSE857F2.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a composite transcription of Portuguese colonial administrative and diplomatic records, primarily dating from the late 16th to mid-17th centuries (c. 1580–1664), with supplementary material extending into the late 18th century. It originates from multiple repositories—including the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU) and Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo in Lisbon—and reflects the governance of the Estado da Índia, with particular focus on Macau, Goa, Ternate, Malacca, and Nagasaki. Key figures include ambassadors Gonçalo Seiff de Sousa, Gonçalo Teixeira, and Gonçalo del Rey de Bouça; governors Luís de Carvalho de Souza and Alexandre Pereira de Gouveia; ecclesiastical authorities such as Dom Manuel de Congo and the Jesuit Provincial; and officials including João Queirós, Rafael Acuña, and Domingos da Câmara. The core subject matter centres on repeated Portuguese embassies to Tokugawa Japan—especially those dispatched in 1640, 1645, and 1664—addressing diplomatic recognition, trade restoration, religious access, and compliance with Japan’s *Sakoku* edicts. Supplementary concerns encompass fiscal administration (e.g., royal treasury shortfalls, provisioning crises aboard the galleon *Dacama*), jurisdictional tensions between secular and ecclesiastical authorities, inter-colonial coordination among Macau, Goa, and Malacca, and the institutional mechanisms governing ambassadorial appointment, instruction, and accountability under the *Casa da Índia* framework. The text preserves orthographic, terminological, and syntactic features characteristic of early modern Portuguese administrative scribes, including phonetic renderings of Japanese titles (*Jappão Supo Ao*, *Pin°*), technical terms (*prozoma*, *legemos*, *alçapar*), and period-specific legal and diplomatic conventions, all rendered here in modern UK academic English with contextual glosses for scholarly precision. Obs.: O traslado é de 1645-10-10. 1645-07-19 - Termo (traslado) do Senado da Câmara (clero e principais de Macau), sobre a embaixada ao Japão. Obs.: O traslado é de 1645-10-17. 1647-01-29 - Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre a embaixada ao Japão, sobre o envio de nova embaixada, de acordo com as sugestões do Senado da Câmara de Macau. Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei. Anexos: 1645-06-09 - Termo (traslado) do Senado da Câmara (clero e principais de Macau), sobre a embaixada ao Japão |
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