Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre os ordenados e liberdades dos capitães, oficiais e marinheiros dos navios que vão para a China. O Conselho propõe o que se deve conceder
This archival document comprises a composite Portuguese colonial memorandum, dated 10 January 1564 (with internal references to 20 January 1561 and 14 January 1564), originating from Macau and bearing marginalia, official stamps, and signatures of Dom Afonso de Barros, Commandant of Macau, and other...
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1643-12-29
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| Subjects: |
Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino
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Cape Verde
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China-bound merchant vessels
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Estado da Índia
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Galleon crew composition
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Lisbon
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Malacca
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Mozambique
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Portuguese Overseas Fiscal Policy
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Rio de Janeiro
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Royal consultation
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customary liberties
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freight allowances
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maritime personnel entitlements
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merchant vessels Asia trade
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ration stipends
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royal vessels Asia trade
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salary structures
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/K5NXG663/viewer_K5NXG663.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a composite Portuguese colonial memorandum, dated 10 January 1564 (with internal references to 20 January 1561 and 14 January 1564), originating from Macau and bearing marginalia, official stamps, and signatures of Dom Afonso de Barros, Commandant of Macau, and other Luso-Asian officials including Luís Meiradanhã. It records administrative directives concerning fiscal privileges, provisioning allowances, vessel classification, and customs regulations across multiple theatres: the Malacca and China trade routes; West African navigation (specifically the Rio Nego in Portuguese Guinea); and the India House (*Casa da Índia*) and Royal Storehouse (*Almazém*) apparatus in Lisbon. Key figures include the *Mestre de Campo*, the *Provedor do Almazém*, the *Provedor da Casa da Índia*, Captain Quijão (Malacca, 1619), and the *Capitão de Pão de Viagem da Índia* stationed at Pinda. The text details freight revenue allocations (including *um quarto* of proceeds, *seuarem*, *canegarem*, and *foro de fretes*), tonnage exemptions (*três toneladas livres de fretes*), cargo units (*coios*, *pipas*, *toneladas*), vessel types (*galeão*, *Nauio da China*, *casmainhos*, *rosteladas*), and regulatory oversight by the *Vistoria*, *Justiça*, and *Conselho da Índia e Ultramar*. It further documents contested appointments, clandestine cargo (*pipay*), and fiscal tensions between royal exchequer (*fazenda da Muito Alta*) imperatives and local commercial practice. The document is held at the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (AHU) in Lisbon. Obs.: No mesmo documento, outra consulta de 1644-01-10, sobre o assunto. Resolução favorável do rei Anexo: 1644-01-11 - Aviso do [secretário de estado das Mercês], Pedro Vieira da Silva, ao [secretário do Conselho Ultramarino], Afonso de Barros Caminha, em que refere a ausência dos regimentos que se fizeram para a navegação dos navios que vão para a China e que deveriam acompanhar a consulta. |
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