Carta do Bispo de Macau, D. Alexandre [da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães], ao [secretário de estado da Marinha e Ultramar], Martinho de Melo e Castro, sobre a defesa dos bens dos ex-jesuítas de Pequim; sobre a defesa dos direitos do Padroado Régio na China e sobre a necessidade de missionários portugueses na China
This archival document (reference M630) comprises a complex, multi-layered transcription of an early modern Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical dossier, dated predominantly between 1774 and 1781, with marginalia and appended materials extending back to 1710. It originates from the Overseas Historical...
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| Summary: | This archival document (reference M630) comprises a complex, multi-layered transcription of an early modern Portuguese colonial ecclesiastical dossier, dated predominantly between 1774 and 1781, with marginalia and appended materials extending back to 1710. It originates from the Overseas Historical Archive (Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino) and documents protracted jurisdictional conflicts concerning Catholic missionary governance in China following the 1773 papal suppression of the Society of Jesus. Key figures include the Jesuit Vice-Provincial Father José de Espíndola; the Bishop of Nanking (Dom Godofredo); the Governor-General of Macau; and royal officials such as António José Pereira and Alexandre Rijo de Macedo. Central locations are Macau, Peking, Nanking, Goa, and Lisbon. The main subject matter is the Portuguese Crown’s vigorous defence of its *Padroado Real* (Royal Patronage) against encroachments by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (*Congregatio de Propaganda Fide*) and rival episcopal authorities, focusing on disputes over temporal possessions, episcopal appointments (notably for Peking), administrative control of vacant sees, and the legal status of suppressed Jesuits. The document preserves formal petitions, oaths of obedience, royal instructions, canonical arguments, and diplomatic correspondence, all rendered in modern UK academic English while retaining essential Latin and Portuguese technical terminology for scholarly precision. Obs.: Cartas de 1710 a 1746. Anexos: [ant. a 1781-02-03] - Requerimento (cópia) dos ex-jesuítas, missionários na China, a [D. Maria I], rainha de Portugal, em que pedem para não entregarem nenhuns bens à Propaganda e que se defendam os direitos do Padroado Régio na China. 1775-09-30 - Carta (cópia) dos ex-jesuítas, missionários na China, ao Bispo de Macau, [D. Alexandre da Silva Pedrosa Guimarães], sobre a aceitação do breve abolitivo da Companhia de Jesus. [1781] - Parecer (cópia) sobre a defesa dos bens dos ex-jesuítas de Pequim; sobre a defesa dos direitos do Padroado Régio na China e sobre a necessidade de missionários portugueses na China. 1779-11-04 - Certidão do escrivão da Câmara de Macau, António José Pereira, sobre os Propagandistas |
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