Requerimento do capitão do navio-almirante "Santo António", Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima, morador de Macau, a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal, em que pede concessão do Hábito de Cristo e foro de fidalgo como recompensa pelos serviços prestados no Oriente
This abstract describes a composite historical petition and administrative dossier, dated between 1603 and 1643, held in the Arquivo de Marinha e Ultramar (Lisbon) and Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Rio de Janeiro). The core document is a formal petition submitted by Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima, a native...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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1643-12-10
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| Subjects: |
Bay of Bengal
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Brazilian Captaincies
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Chachon
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Cochin Christian Nobility
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Commendatory Memorandum
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Compulsory Agricultural Service
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Courala
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Diu
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Early Modern Portuguese Colonial Documents
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Estado da Índia
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Ferrais Ferreiras Lineage
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Goa
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Hormuz maritime trade
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Lourenço Ferraz de Lima
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Malabar Coast
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Overseas Council
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Royal Decree
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Viceroy of Goa
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/PSCXXDPC/viewer_PSCXXDPC.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a composite historical petition and administrative dossier, dated between 1603 and 1643, held in the Arquivo de Marinha e Ultramar (Lisbon) and Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Rio de Janeiro). The core document is a formal petition submitted by Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima, a native and resident of *Nome de Deus* (Macau), China, and captain of the flagship *São Antão*, seeking royal favour (*merced*) from the Portuguese Crown. It details his service in the Estado da Índia since 1638, his presence in Macau during the acclamation of the monarch as sovereign (*Patriarcha*) in 1640, and his costly journey to the metropole to affirm loyalty. The dossier also records the military and naval service of his uncle Agostinho Moriyra de Lima—including participation in the Recapture of Bahia (1625) and thirteen years’ service in the State of India—and references the supplicant’s familial ties to Lopo Sarmiento de Carvalho and involvement in civic celebrations following the collapse of their Manila-based commercial interests (*ruína da farinha*). Additional elements include a 1603 textile production record signed by João da Silva, administrative notes on verification of service records in Goa (1643), and Council of State deliberations concerning renewal of the hereditary captaincy of Santa Severina in northern Brazil. The material reflects colonial administration, kinship networks, mercantile history, and mechanisms of royal patronage across the Portuguese empire. Anexos: 1643-12-10 - Parecer de Diogo Lobo Pereira sobre a concessão do Hábito de Cristo e foro de fidalgo a Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima. 1643-12-31 - Informação de Faria Severim sobre a concessão do Hábito de Cristo e foro de fidalgo a Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima. 1644-01-02 - Parecer do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a concessão do Hábito de Cristo e foro de fidalgo a Gonçalo Ferraz de Lima. |
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