Consulta do Conselho Ultramarino sobre a queixa de D. Brás de Castro contra o vice-rei do Estado da Índia, D. Filipe de Mascarenhas, por lhe retardar a nomeação para o cargo de capitão-geral de Macau.
This 17th-century Portuguese colonial document, dated 25 January 1762 and originating from Macau, comprises a formal petition submitted by Dom Braz de Castro to the Council, accompanied by supporting correspondence and administrative records. It concerns the delayed appointment of Dom Braz to the of...
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1648/10/10
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Administrative Delays
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Appointment delay allegation
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Bureaucratic obstruction
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Captain-General of Macau
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Certidão documentation
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Colonial Governance
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Diplomatic Correspondence
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Dom Braz de Castro
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Ecclesiastical intervention
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Historical legal claim
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King Philip IV
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Macau colonial office
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Naval vessels to China
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Non-compliance evidence
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Notification conveyance
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Official administrative records
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Patriarch of Ethiopia
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Portuguese bureaucracy
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Portuguese colonial document
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Royal favour grant
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Sealed archival markings
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Secretary of State refusal
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Th-century Portuguese administration
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Viceroy Dom Theillope Maç
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/XMZACF75/viewer_XMZACF75.html |
| Summary: | This 17th-century Portuguese colonial document, dated 25 January 1762 and originating from Macau, comprises a formal petition submitted by Dom Braz de Castro to the Council, accompanied by supporting correspondence and administrative records. It concerns the delayed appointment of Dom Braz to the office of Captain-General of Macau, a position allegedly granted by royal favour under King Philip IV and previously confirmed by the Viceroy Dom Theillope Maç in 1646, though notification was only conveyed in March 1661. The text details Dom Braz’s assertion that the Viceroy withheld official communication until naval vessels bound for China were already preparing to depart, thereby undermining his authority and readiness to assume command. He further alleges obstruction by a Secretary of State who repeatedly refused to issue a formal certificate (*certidão*) despite repeated requests, suggesting deliberate non-compliance. The document includes Dom Braz’s appeal for audience before His Majesty, citing the Viceroy’s known disfavour towards him, and references an accompanying petition directed to the Patriarch of Ethiopia seeking ecclesiastical intervention. Additional marginalia, archival stamps, and notarial markings—such as the seal of the Arquivo Histórico de Macau and a notation dated 10 October 1648—indicate its inclusion within the Estado da Índia administrative series. Written in formal bureaucratic Portuguese with embedded legal and diplomatic terminology, this record offers critical insight into imperial administration, jurisdictional conflicts, and personal patronage networks within the Portuguese colonial system in East Asia during the late Habsburg period. AHU-Arquivo Historico Ultramarino Volume 1- 061 |
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