Ofício do assistente do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Xing, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a deliberação respeitante ao caso do morador Li Shi-Bao de Macau que requereu autorização para desempenhar a tarefa de fornecedor dos navios espanhóis que vem de Manila a Macau para tratarem de comércio
This archival document is an official Qing dynasty directive, dated 8th day of the 9th month, Qianlong 32nd year (1767), issued by the Deputy Magistrate (*Fen xian*) of Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province, under the authority of the Magistrate of Xiangshan County and the Provincial Administration C...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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1767-10-30
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| Subjects: |
António de Almeida
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Comprador system regulation
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Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission
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Jisi Lan Miao Yi Seng
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Li Shibao
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Licensed maiban appointment
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Luzonian trade at Macau
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Official document authentication
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Qing Dynasty administrative directive
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Seal of Xiangshan magistrate
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Xiangshan County Magistracy
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/PHTRPR7A/viewer_PHTRPR7A.html |
| Summary: | This archival document is an official Qing dynasty directive, dated 8th day of the 9th month, Qianlong 32nd year (1767), issued by the Deputy Magistrate (*Fen xian*) of Xiangshan County, Guangdong Province, under the authority of the Magistrate of Xiangshan County and the Provincial Administration Commission (*Junmin Fu*). It concerns the formal appointment of Li Shibao—a registered resident of Xiangshan County proficient in foreign languages—as licensed *maiban* (comprador) for vessels from the Kingdom of Luzon (Spanish-ruled Philippines) trading at Macau. The petition cites Li Shibao’s prior service as interpreter in Guangzhou during the judicial investigation of Jiang Rida and others, who were apprehended in Macau for facilitating the illicit travel of Nicolás Andang to Jiangxi Province. The directive explicitly authorises Li Shibao—and his brothers exclusively—to perform comprador duties for Luzonian merchants, prohibits interference by third parties, and orders compliance from Enta Duo (António de Almeida, Capitão-mor of Macau, 1766–1768) and the *Jisi Lan Miao Yi Seng* (interpreted here as Portuguese municipal or ecclesiastical authorities in Macau). Endorsed with official seals and marginal annotations including *Xing* (“To be implemented”) and a reference number (92.1 t91), the document exemplifies Qing administrative regulation of foreign commerce, linguistic mediation, and cross-border jurisdictional coordination in the Pearl River Delta region. |
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