Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino a D. João IV, rei de Portugal sobre as três embarcações portuguesas e uma nau inglesa, com soldados portugueses, enviadas a Macau pelo vice-rei do Estado da Índia, não terem chegado ao seu destino, uma por avaria e as outras três por terem sido apresadas pelos holandeses em Malaca
This archival document comprises a composite set of seventeenth-century Portuguese colonial administrative records, primarily dated between 1643 and 1648, originating from the Estado da Índia and preserved in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon) and related repositories including the Bibliotec...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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1644-10-03
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| Subjects: |
Captain-General of Malacca
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Customs Levies
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Dutch Activity in Malacca
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Ecclesiastical Administration
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English Activity in Malacca
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Estado da Índia
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Goa
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Macau
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Malacca
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Maritime Logistics
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Naval Losses
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Portuguese Colonial Administration
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Seizure of Portuguese Vessels by Chinese Mandarins
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South China Sea
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Viceroy of India
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/W6AQ9DM8/viewer_W6AQ9DM8.html |
| Summary: | This archival document comprises a composite set of seventeenth-century Portuguese colonial administrative records, primarily dated between 1643 and 1648, originating from the Estado da Índia and preserved in the Arquivo Histórico Ultramarino (Lisbon) and related repositories including the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal and the Círculo Histórico de Lisboa. The material includes official correspondence, edicts, financial instructions, and council deliberations concerning maritime logistics, customs levies (*prêos*), naval losses, and ecclesiastical administration across key nodes of the Portuguese imperial network—specifically Macaé, Goa, Malacca, Macau, Manila, and the South China Sea. Central figures include Dom Conde de Aveiro (Viceroy of India), Luís de Cardoso (Captain-General of Malacca), Bishop Pinha (Pinaça), the Count of Foz, and officials such as João da Silva and Pedro José Delgado. Key subjects encompass the foundering of the *Tutulorim* at the Cape, the unlocated third vessel from Cochin presumed detained at Malacca, the death of English captain Nabiga in combat, Dutch and English activity in Malacca, the seizure of three Portuguese vessels by Chinese mandarins, provisioning challenges in Goa, and administrative arrangements for ecclesiastical revenue officers (*dezis*) under the jurisdiction of Malacca and Manila. The documents reflect urgent concerns over political isolation, fiscal accountability, inter-imperial competition, and the governance of distant outposts within the broader framework of Iberian global empire. Obs.: Resolução do rei para que se procurem particulares que queiram armar um navio para fazer a viagem, seguindo uma rota diferente. |
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