Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal sobre as notícias enviadas da ilha do Fogo pelo capitão-mor dos navios da China, António Fialho Ferreira, na sua viagem para Macau
This archival document comprises a multi-page colonial administrative record originating from the Portuguese Empire’s overseas territories, dated between 1644 and 1675, with marginalia, official stamps, and signatures indicating provenance from the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon), the Arquivo...
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1644-05-20
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/RJCJT2B5/viewer_RJCJT2B5.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a multi-page colonial administrative record originating from the Portuguese Empire’s overseas territories, dated between 1644 and 1675, with marginalia, official stamps, and signatures indicating provenance from the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon), the Arquivo Histórico Colonial da Guiné e Cabo Verde, and the Biblioteca e Arquivo da Santa Casa da Misericórdia. It includes correspondence and reports concerning maritime logistics, port infrastructure, ecclesiastical administration, and civil governance across Macau, Goa, Lisbon, and the Cape Verde archipelago—specifically the islands of Fogo, São Nicolau, Santo Antão, and Santiago. Key figures named include Dom Francisco da China Ate Jialho (Captain-Major), João de Carvalho, Fernandes de Maguay, Luís de Faria do, João Fábio da Caria, and C. B. Fialho (a friar). The text details the dispatch of carracks from Macau (*Amaquao*) to Goa and Lisbon; navigational hazards encountered by the vessel *P. Ando*; inspections of the ports of São Filipe and Praia on Fogo; deficiencies in harbour works, pastoral care, and fiscal administration on Fogo; logistical operations at Angra do Sol, Ribeira Grande, Porto Novo, and Sinagoga; and a final report on ballasting and fortification concerns at Amboim and São Jorge da Mina, dated 20 February 1675. The document serves as a primary source for studying Portuguese imperial administration, maritime logistics, colonial infrastructure, and ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the mid-to-late seventeenth century. Anexos: 1644-02-18 - Carta do [capitão-mor], António Fialho Ferreira, a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal, em que relata a viagem para Macau. 1644-02-20 - Carta do [capitão-mor], António Fialho Ferreira, a [D. João IV], rei de Portugal, em que relata a viagem para Macau. |
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