Thomas de Sampayo en het Spaanse legerarchief
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Country
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BE
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Name of institution (English)
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FelixArchief (Antwerp City Archives)
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Language of name of institution
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dut
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Contact information: postal address
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Oudeleeuwenrui 29, 2000 Antwerp
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Contact information: phone number
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0032 33389411
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Contact information: email
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stadsarchief@antwerpen.be
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Reference number
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BE SA 83677
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Type of reference number
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Archival reference number
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Title (English)
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Thomas de Sampayo and the Spanish Army Archives
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Title (official language of the state)
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Thomas de Sampayo en het Spaanse legerarchief
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Language of title
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dut
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Creator / accumulator
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Thomas de Sampayo
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Date note
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17th century
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Language(s)
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dut
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por
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spa
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Type of material
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Textual Material
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Scope and content
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This collection comprises documents related to Thomas de Sampayo, a Sephardic Jew of Portuguese origin established in Antwerp at the service of the Spanish Crown during the Iberian Union (1580-1640) and, later, in France.
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Archival history
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The Thomas de Sampayo en het Spaanse legerarchief is part of the Insolvente Boedelskamer Antwerpen (Chamber of Insolvent Estates in Antwerp) archive. This noteworthy document collection sheds light on international relations and interactions between agents and cities in the Early Modern Period (c. 1500-1800).
In the 16th century, Antwerp was one of the most important centres of the world economy that based its wealth on international trade, banking and communication, especially during the reign of Emperor Charles V (1500-1558).
In order to protect the interests of creditors and clients, the Antwerp municipal council ordered that, from 1518 onwards, all papers, correspondence, archives and possessions of the insolvent or bankrupt individuals or firms had to be confiscated immediately and curated by an officer of justice, the so-called “Amman”. This order resulted in more than 150 companies and traders’ archives being confiscated or guarded in the Town Hall of Antwerp. Thus, the Insolvente Boedelskamer Antwerpen collection offers information on international relations worldwide from the 16th to the 18th century.
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(source: UNESCO - Memory of the world register)
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Administrative / Biographical history
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Thomas de Sampayo (c. 1600-1666) descended from a Portuguese New Christian family. He settled in Antwerp before 1626 and was appointed cashier of the "pagador general" (general payment service) and later general contractor for the Spanish army.
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(source: FelixArchief website)
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Finding aids
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There are catalogues available for consultation in the reading book IB#2789/95
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Author of the description
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Kevin Soares, 2022
