Carta régia de D. João IV, rei de Portugal, ao vedor da Fazenda, [presidente do Conselho Ultramarino], D. Jorge de Mascarenhas (marquês de Montalvão), sobre a reparação dos navios "Candelária" e "São João".
This 17th-century royal letter, dated 16 October 1643, is a manuscript document from the Portuguese Crown addressed to Jorge Mascarenhas, Marquis of Montalvão, member of the Council of State and President of the Treasury. Written in Enxoura, the document concerns the urgent preparation of ships for...
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1643-10-17
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Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino
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Caravelas
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Cataloguing Stamps
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Colonial Administration
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Conveyed Orders
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Coral Vessels
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Council of State
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Dispatch Ships
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Early Modern Governance
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Enxoura script
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Fiscal Considerations
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India voyage
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Jorge de Mascarenhas
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Key Officials
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Macau archive
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Maritime Transport
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Marquis of Montalvão
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Naval Logistics
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Portuguese Crown
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Portuguese Empire
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Royal Letter
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Scribe Error Analysis
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Seals And Wax
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Textual Error
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Treasury Presidency
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/PFTY7BL6/viewer_PFTY7BL6.html |
| Summary: | This 17th-century royal letter, dated 16 October 1643, is a manuscript document from the Portuguese Crown addressed to Jorge Mascarenhas, Marquis of Montalvão, member of the Council of State and President of the Treasury. Written in Enxoura, the document concerns the urgent preparation of ships for a voyage to India, referencing vessels described as 'coral vessels'—a term possibly indicating textual corruption or scribal error, potentially intended as *correios* (dispatch ships) or *caravelas*. The King notes a recommendation from António Ferreira Fialho, conveyed via the Marquis, that greater damage to these ships may render their voyages more advantageous, a claim requiring further examination by the Councils of Finance and Commerce. The Council of State provisionally endorsed dispatching the *Candelaria* and the *Carrias São João*, pending consultation with key officials, including Fialho and Gonçalo Ferreira de Lima. The text reflects administrative decision-making within the Portuguese imperial bureaucracy and highlights logistical and fiscal considerations in maritime operations. Archival markings include contemporary annotations, seals—both wax and ink—and later cataloguing stamps from the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino and the Inspeção das Bibliotecas e Arquivos, indicating provenance and preservation within Portuguese colonial archives. Housed in Macau, Box 1, doc. 22, this document offers critical insight into Iberian naval administration, colonial logistics, and early modern statecraft. AHU-Arquivo Historico Ultramarino Volume 1 - 022 |
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