Colecção Lamego
Item
Country
PT
Name of institution (English)
The National Archive of Torre do Tombo
Name of institution (official language of the state)
Language of name of institution
por
Contact information: postal address
Alameda da Universidade, 1649-010 Lisbon
Contact information: phone number
00351 210037100
Contact information: web address
Contact information: email
mail@dglab.gov.pt
Reference number
PT/TT/PREE/3
Type of reference number
Archival reference number
Title (English)
Lamego Collection
Title (official language of the state)
Colecção Lamego
Language of title
por
Creator / accumulator
Alberto Lamego
Date note
15th century/19th century
Language(s)
por
Extent
26 books
Type of material
Graphic Material
Textual Material
Scope and content
The Lamego collection comprises microfilm copies of the Alberto Lamego collection preserved at the Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (Institute of Brazilian Studies) of the University of São Paulo. It comprises manuscripts and printed materials related to legal, military, cartographic, literary, and political-administrative history, including 18th- and 19th-century documents, such as laws, edicts, proclamations, and Brazilian and Portuguese newspapers. Some documents concern the history of the Society of Jesus, territorial disputes between Spain and Portugal in South America and the Portuguese Royal Family, and documents about the city of Campos in Rio de Janeiro, among others. It includes attestations, "autodemarcações" (self-proclaimed demarcations), balance sheets, letters, certificates, circulars, contracts, declarations, notarial deeds and pamphlets. It also includes further personal records, such as research notes, prayers, poetry, and others.
This collection includes several manuscripts of Father António Vieira's opinions, letters and treatises addressing the New Christian question and the Portuguese Inquisition's proceedings, such as the following:
Mf. 14 (AL-110-001 and AL-110-003): Dissertation on New Christians (1643) and letter regarding Jews and the Holy Office (c. 1680).
Mf. 21 (AL-135-001 and AL-135-004): Opinion addressed to King João IV in 1644 supporting the acceptance of New Christian merchants due to their economic power and the financial needs of the Portuguese Kingdom (copy dating from 1675). This microfilm also includes a defence of Gonçalo Anes Bandarra's Quinto Império (Fifth Empire), presented before the Inquisition, before 1697.
In addition to Father António Vieira's writings, this collection includes several other records relating to the New Christian question and purity of blood issues. Some examples are the following:
Mf. 4 (AL-013-004): Recommendation from an agent of the Duke of Bragança addressed to Pope Sixtus V concerning the appointment of Jerónimo Soares for priest of the "Padroado" (Portuguese Overseas Patronage) and the opposition to it from the Bishop of Leiria due to Soares's New Christian background. 1682.
Mf. 12 (AL-046-007): Opinion of Manuel Lopes de Oliveira, "desembargador" (appellate judge) of the Portuguese Crown, against the claim of silversmiths to exclude from their brotherhood people with "blood defects", i.e. New Christians. 1688.
Mf. 7 (AL-021-004): Report entitled "Do estado em que estão neste Reino de Portugal os Christãos novos da nação hebrea, denunciando o pouco rigor do Santo Ofício no julgamento dos cristãos novos" (The state of the New Christians of the Jewish nation in the Kingdom of Portugal, denouncing the lack of rigour of the Holy Office in judging New Christians), a polemical writing about the Inquisition's proceedings against New Christians, written after 1732.
This collection includes several manuscripts of Father António Vieira's opinions, letters and treatises addressing the New Christian question and the Portuguese Inquisition's proceedings, such as the following:
Mf. 14 (AL-110-001 and AL-110-003): Dissertation on New Christians (1643) and letter regarding Jews and the Holy Office (c. 1680).
Mf. 21 (AL-135-001 and AL-135-004): Opinion addressed to King João IV in 1644 supporting the acceptance of New Christian merchants due to their economic power and the financial needs of the Portuguese Kingdom (copy dating from 1675). This microfilm also includes a defence of Gonçalo Anes Bandarra's Quinto Império (Fifth Empire), presented before the Inquisition, before 1697.
In addition to Father António Vieira's writings, this collection includes several other records relating to the New Christian question and purity of blood issues. Some examples are the following:
Mf. 4 (AL-013-004): Recommendation from an agent of the Duke of Bragança addressed to Pope Sixtus V concerning the appointment of Jerónimo Soares for priest of the "Padroado" (Portuguese Overseas Patronage) and the opposition to it from the Bishop of Leiria due to Soares's New Christian background. 1682.
Mf. 12 (AL-046-007): Opinion of Manuel Lopes de Oliveira, "desembargador" (appellate judge) of the Portuguese Crown, against the claim of silversmiths to exclude from their brotherhood people with "blood defects", i.e. New Christians. 1688.
Mf. 7 (AL-021-004): Report entitled "Do estado em que estão neste Reino de Portugal os Christãos novos da nação hebrea, denunciando o pouco rigor do Santo Ofício no julgamento dos cristãos novos" (The state of the New Christians of the Jewish nation in the Kingdom of Portugal, denouncing the lack of rigour of the Holy Office in judging New Christians), a polemical writing about the Inquisition's proceedings against New Christians, written after 1732.
Archival history
The Alberto Lamego collection was part of the National Archives of the Torre do Tombo when the São Paulo State Government acquired it and gave it to the University of São Paulo in 1935. In 1968, the collection was transferred to the Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (Institute of Brazilian Studies) of the University of São Paulo.
In the 1990s, the Portuguese Comissão Nacional para a Comemoração dos Descobrimentos Portugueses (National Commission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries) through the "Projecto Reencontro" (Reencounter Project) promoted the microfilming of the documents of the Alberto Lamego collection that were related to the history of Portugal. Those are the copies kept by the Torre do Tombo National Archive.
In the 1990s, the Portuguese Comissão Nacional para a Comemoração dos Descobrimentos Portugueses (National Commission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries) through the "Projecto Reencontro" (Reencounter Project) promoted the microfilming of the documents of the Alberto Lamego collection that were related to the history of Portugal. Those are the copies kept by the Torre do Tombo National Archive.
Administrative / Biographical history
Alberto Frederico de Morais Lamego was a collector who attended the Faculdade de Direito de Recife (Recife Law School) for three years before moving to São Paulo, where he graduated in Legal and Social Sciences in 1892. He settled in Campos de Goitacazes in Rio de Janeiro, where he practised law and started a career as a public servant while collaborating with some newspapers.
In 1906, he travelled to Europe, living in France, Belgium and Portugal for 14 years. Like many scholars of that time, he visited archives in Europe, producing copies of documents related to the history of Brazil. He also acquired noteworthy manuscripts and printed works at auctions and bookshops.
After returning to Brazil, he settled in the Goitacá Plain, publishing critical works on history. He became a member of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos Históricos (Portuguese Society of Historical Studies) and the Academia Fluminense de Letras (Fluminense Academy of Letters).
In 1906, he travelled to Europe, living in France, Belgium and Portugal for 14 years. Like many scholars of that time, he visited archives in Europe, producing copies of documents related to the history of Brazil. He also acquired noteworthy manuscripts and printed works at auctions and bookshops.
After returning to Brazil, he settled in the Goitacá Plain, publishing critical works on history. He became a member of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos Históricos (Portuguese Society of Historical Studies) and the Academia Fluminense de Letras (Fluminense Academy of Letters).
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Kevin Soares, 2023
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