Trelado de huma carta que escreueo Anrrique de macedo, que estaua em xiraz que he na Persia, ao P. Mestre Gaspar.
This abstract describes a 1590 historical document: a confidential letter composed in Tabriz on 23 August 1590 by Amriq Demacedo, a Portuguese ecclesiastical agent residing in Shiraz, Persia, addressed to Father Master Gaspar, his ecclesiastical superior. The letter details diplomatic and jurisdicti...
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1550-08-23
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/UTQCWP9J/viewer_UTQCWP9J.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a 1590 historical document: a confidential letter composed in Tabriz on 23 August 1590 by Amriq Demacedo, a Portuguese ecclesiastical agent residing in Shiraz, Persia, addressed to Father Master Gaspar, his ecclesiastical superior. The letter details diplomatic and jurisdictional tensions between Portuguese interests and Safavid Persian authorities, centring on the contested conversion and removal of a woman—formerly wife of a local Cide—from Chaul to Shiraz, her subsequent detention by Portuguese agents allegedly for entry into religious life (*espurz*), and the Cide’s formal complaint before Shah Abbas I (referred to as *Shahamaz*). It records interventions by high-ranking Persian officials including the *Xatamaz* (a senior administrative or military commander), the *Xa adozado* (a titled sovereign or viceroy), and the *Blessed Natumarz*, alongside correspondence with Abrem Cab (King of Shiraz and Captain-Major of the Persians), Abre Cad (a regional dignitary), the King of Cara, and the ruler of Kermān. The text documents the siege of Ormuz instigated by Persian forces, grievances concerning illicit Portuguese commercial activity—including wine trade in violation of *sharīʿa*—financial hardship, logistical strain among Portuguese and Safavid personnel (*sefrawos*), and urgent appeals for ecclesiastical advocacy, stipend restoration, and confidential handling due to surveillance by Muslims and disloyal Portuguese. The letter was conveyed by António Mendes de Linhares and reflects concerns over sovereignty, religious jurisdiction, and colonial entanglement in late-sixteenth-century Persian Gulf politics. Entry number 177 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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| Physical Description: | 3 pages |