Consulta (minuta) do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a concessão de mercês às principais pessoas que têm servido em Macau.
This archival document comprises a multi-page administrative correspondence originating from Macau, dated 4 January 1643 and annotated with later marginalia and stamps—including a 1921 date (6 December) and references to the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino de Macau—indicating its provenance and archiv...
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1643-01-04
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| Subjects: |
Administrative Appointment Procedures
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Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino de Macau
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Colonial Council Deliberations
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Jesuit Involvement in Macau Administration
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Macau Petitions
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Maritime Administration
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Official Seals and Stamps
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Portuguese Administrative Correspondence
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Water Resources Management
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archival provenance
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colonial governance Macau
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/UBTKZA88/viewer_UBTKZA88.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a multi-page administrative correspondence originating from Macau, dated 4 January 1643 and annotated with later marginalia and stamps—including a 1921 date (6 December) and references to the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino de Macau—indicating its provenance and archival history. The text records deliberations of a colonial council addressing petitions and administrative matters concerning Macau’s governance under Portuguese authority. Key figures include the Jesuit Father João Soares de Apan (of Cat), the Chief Magistrate (Mezo Principal) of Macau, and the Meço (fiscal officer) responsible for customs, revenue, and cargo oversight at Macau’s port. The document concerns the approval of a petition despite its delayed submission, the administration of water resources and associated penalties in Macau, royal concessions regarding the supply of oil (óleo) to arriving ships, and the proposed appointment of the Meço to a formal fiscal role within the Royal Treasury. Comparative reference is made to Daman (Damacão) in Portuguese India, noted for its orderly administration. The text reflects institutional procedures of consultation (consulta), royal authority, and colonial bureaucratic practice in early modern Portuguese Asia, and bears official seals including ‘DE MACAU’ and ‘ARQUIVO HISTÓRICO ULTRAMARINO • MACAU’. It serves as primary evidence for the study of Luso-Asian administrative governance, ecclesiastical involvement in civil affairs, and maritime logistics in the seventeenth-century Portuguese Empire. |
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