Requerimento do procurador de Macau às autoridades sínicas, sobre o inquérito relativo demolição de casas, ilegalmente edificadas
This abstract describes a bilingual historical petition—comprising two distinct but contemporaneous administrative documents—dating from the late Qing or early Republican period (c. 1900–1930s), with archival provenance indicating cataloguing in 1939. The first document is a formal appeal addressed...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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| Published: |
1818-06-05
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| Subjects: |
Aluóduō
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Dongjiang Gate
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Grand Secretary of the Grand Secretariat
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Jiaqing Reign Memorial
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Jiaqing reign
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Liangguang Viceroy
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Macau Administrative Dispute
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Minister of War
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Overseas Resident Magistrate
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Portuguese Chief Magistrate of Macau
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Portuguese Community Leader Macau
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Qianshan Garrison
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Qing Dynasty Memorial
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Vermilion Edict approval
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Xiyang Lishi Guan
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harbouring fugitives regulation
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jiuzhang precedent
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supervised demolition
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unlawful construction
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/V6IMPQ7A/viewer_V6IMPQ7A.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a bilingual historical petition—comprising two distinct but contemporaneous administrative documents—dating from the late Qing or early Republican period (c. 1900–1930s), with archival provenance indicating cataloguing in 1939. The first document is a formal appeal addressed to the Commandant of the Qianshan (Chun-shan) Military Cantonment, signed collectively by petitioners including ‘Duo et al.’, concerning contested land use in a non-Han (‘Yi’) community area. It requests official intervention to dismantle unlawful structures, restore land possession, or establish legally sanctioned boundaries and revised regulations for Han Chinese settlement, citing risks of unrest and fugitive harbouring. Marginalia include Portuguese-language notations dated 27 July (likely 1830s or 1930s, contextually ambiguous) and a partially legible municipal guard seal. The second document, addressed to the County Magistrate and Military Superintendent of Bingyin Prefecture, concerns the ‘Third Uprising’ and an urgent salt administration matter, referencing General Liang’s deployment at Fumei, requisition records, *li-jin* tax ledgers, and invocation of Article Seven of the *Jinzhang Qizheng Meilu* regarding frontier garrison reinforcement in response to British authorities at Shanjing. Enclosed materials include salt distribution records, magistrate Lin Xunhua’s authorisation, and appointment documentation. Neither petition bears a legible personal signature. Both reflect bureaucratic rhetoric, procedural consciousness, and interlocking concerns of ethnic governance, resource control, and colonial-era administrative strain. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 pages |