Termo (cópia) do Senado da Câmara de Macau sobre 5% de direitos a tirar das viagens do Japão para pagamento das dívidas da cidade; a representação dos interesses de Macau no Reino por um oficial da Câmara e a restituição do privilégio de os moradores de Macau governarem os seus próprios bens.
This abstract describes a historical transcription of municipal council minutes dated 23 July 1636, originating from the City of *Nome de Deus* (Macau), China. The document records a formal assembly of the twenty municipal councillors (*Mores*), Ordinary Judges Alonso Torre and Jacome de Moray Perei...
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1636-07-23
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/RNUEZXE6/viewer_RNUEZXE6.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a historical transcription of municipal council minutes dated 23 July 1636, originating from the City of *Nome de Deus* (Macau), China. The document records a formal assembly of the twenty municipal councillors (*Mores*), Ordinary Judges Alonso Torre and Jacome de Moray Pereira, Councillors Pedro Roiz Pereira and João Carvalho Pinto, and City Procurator Miguel Machado, convened with the citizenry (*Povo*) in the *Câmara* chamber. Key subjects addressed include the appointment of a Director (*Diretor*) for the forthcoming Japan voyage, resolution of a debt of approximately seventy *taéis* owed to Japanese merchants, and the necessity of dispatching qualified citizens to Japan. The council unanimously approved a five per cent levy on relevant revenues or assets to finance the expedition, acting under the regulatory ordinance (*Regimento*) of Royal Judge Sebastião Torre Paes. Additional concerns raised include insufficient stipends for officials assigned to Japan, procedural risks in compiling passenger lists (*listas da gente que vai*), and petitions for administrative reform, fiscal transparency, and restoration of customary governance. The document was transcribed by Gaspar Correa Coelho, Alferes and Notary of the Municipal Council (*Escrivão da Câmara*), and bears multiple archival seals and signatures of over fifty named individuals, including municipal officers and citizens. It is held in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino under reference 02.945 C. |
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