Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau
This official imperial edict, issued on the first day of the tenth month of the fifty-third year of the Qianlong reign (26 October 1788 CE), originates from the Office of the Special Commissioner and Magistrate Peng of Xiangshan County. Addressed to the foreign headman Anlaiduo, the document formall...
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1788-11-04
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/TT33E55V/viewer_TT33E55V.html |
| Summary: | This official imperial edict, issued on the first day of the tenth month of the fifty-third year of the Qianlong reign (26 October 1788 CE), originates from the Office of the Special Commissioner and Magistrate Peng of Xiangshan County. Addressed to the foreign headman Anlaiduo, the document formally designates an encampment site and mandates the establishment of a market pavilion (*xūtíng*) to ensure pacification and orderly governance. It instructs Anlaiduo to submit a formal petition for boundary demarcation and construction commencement, notes the foreign residents’ non-observance of auspicious dates in local custom, and stipulates deadlines for demolition of existing structures—including *liao* (local administrative posts) and *pu* (market stalls)—while explicitly prohibiting enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) from carrying out such demolition to prevent unrest. The text references an incident involving the hasty dismantling of a vessel by Black labourers under foreign direction, attributing responsibility to the foreign party and issuing formal admonishment. Marginalia include annotations dated 20 March [year unspecified], a manuscript number (59100), archival code (T106), and a note indicating authorship by Hao. The document bears multiple red imperial and official seals and reflects Qing administrative procedures concerning foreign presence, territorial control, and labour regulation in late eighteenth-century Guangdong. |
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