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Obs.: O rei nomeia para o cargo D. Brás de Castro. Anexos: Minuta e cópia da consulta.
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Obs.: anexo um lembrete e uma relação das consultas sobre o assunto.
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This undated draft consultation, provisionally attributed to 1645 and originating from the Portuguese colonial administration, pertains to ecclesiastical governance in Macau during the mid-17th century. The document comprises a royal administrative dispatch, likely issued by the State Council or royal secretariat, addressing the appointment of a Bishop and Governor for Macau under the framework of the *padroado real*. It requests that the Crown appoint a suitable religious individual to the bishopric, with provision for a coadjutor享有 future succession rights (*coadiutor com futura succeßam*) to the ecclesiastical benefices (*bems*) of the see. The text further instructs the Viceroy to nominate a priest or clergyman as interim colleague (co-legate), subject to royal confirmation. Marginal annotations, including the date “28 June 1645” and references to the Senate of Macau and the Bishop of Macau, suggest archival linkage to a broader consultation, though the main body of the earlier folio remains entirely illegible. Seals bearing inscriptions associated with the Arquivo Histórico Colonial and the AHU, along with royal ciphers and archival references such as “Macau. Cx. 1, doc. 52”, confirm its provenance within the Portuguese colonial archive. The document reflects centralised Crown authority over ecclesiastical appointments and offers insight into the political and religious dynamics shaping the Lusophone Catholic Church in East Asia.
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Obs.: Publicado no Boletim Geral das Colónias (Ano 8º , 1929 (53) ). 2 anexos.
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Obs.: Resolução favorável da rainha.
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1 anexo.
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Obs.: Parecer favorável do Conselho Ultramarino.
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This 17th-century archival document, originating from Macau and dated 25 September 1645, comprises a formal petition addressed to the Portuguese monarch from the Municipal Council (Câmara) of Macau, with additional administrative entries and signatures from February and November 1645. The primary text, signed by Rafael Arrais de Morais on behalf of the council, emphasizes the strategic and economic importance of preserving Macau amid concerns over military vulnerability and trade instability. It argues against proposals to abandon the settlement, particularly those advanced by António Fialho, and stresses Macau’s potential for generating royal revenue through revived trade with Japan and Manila, as well as its shipbuilding capacity. The document highlights a critical shortage of gunpowder for defence and requests urgent supply, asserting that maintaining Macau serves the Crown’s interests in the Orient. A secondary communication, dated 25 November 1645, references English ships dispatched under the Count of Aveiro, whose arrival via Batavia caused diplomatic tension due to Chinese opposition to foreign vessels, prompting procedural concerns over unauthorised correspondence channels. Marginal annotations, seals bearing the insignia of Portugal and inscriptions such as “ARQUIVO HISTÓRICO COLONIAL” and “CÂMARA DE MACAU”, and multiple signatures—including those of officials like Manoel de Figueiredo e Araújo and Alvaro de Fartilho—attest to the document’s administrative provenance. Despite physical deterioration, ink bleed-through, and some illegibility, the text provides vital evidence of colonial governance, imperial diplomacy, and geopolitical anxieties within the Portuguese Estado da Índia during the mid-1640s.
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Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei. 1 anexo.
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3 anexos.
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Obs.: Parecer do Conselho para que se devasse o procedimento do governador é favorável às concessões pedidas. Resolução régia de acordo com o parecer do Conselho. 1 anexo.
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Obs.: Resolução favorável do rei.
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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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2 anexos.
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Petition submitted to the Overseas Council in April 1644 by Father Álvaro Semedo, Procurator General of the Province of China of the Society of Jesus, on behalf of the Jesuit mission in China. The document details the severe financial distress faced by the missionaries due to the non-payment of stipends for approximately twenty years, resulting in extreme poverty and the deterioration of church infrastructure in Macau. Semedo asserts that despite repeated appeals, no relief has been granted, with arrears amounting to between fifty thousand and one hundred and fifty thousand cruzados, owed not in coin but through two immediate drafts on Locoambique. He emphasizes the missionaries’ longstanding service to the Portuguese Crown since the foundation of Macau and appeals to the monarch’s conscience, urging urgent payment or the initiation of a formal inquiry through the Reverend Judge of the Inquisition. The text also references procedural delays, including the deposition of the designated investigator Terbo and opposition to recent claims. Additionally, Semedo petitions against the establishment of a new Corôs settlement without prior investigation into the conduct of former official Antonin Belle Que Staiagi, currently under scrutiny alongside others at Aley Dellaagardeside. A subsequent note records the Bishop’s inability to attend proceedings due to pressing duties, though he affirmed compliance with royal directives regarding clerical administration. The document originates from colonial archival holdings, bearing marginalia, seals, and archival references consistent with Portuguese imperial administrative practice in Asia during the mid-seventeenth century.
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5 anexos.
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12 anexos.
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