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Count Ericeira’s Letter of 1741: A Recently Discovered Document on the History of Portuguese India in the Moravian Regional Archives in Brno

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Year:
2016
Contributor:
Staněk, Karel (author)
Wanner, Michal (author)
Genre:
research (documents)
Subject:
Maratha (Indic people) > History, Military > 17th century
Maratha (Indic people) > History, Military > 18th century
Campaigns > Portugal
Colonies > Portugal > Asia
Extent:
pp. 86-102
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26300/f1s7-ed70

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The present text discusses the broad context surrounding an excerpt from a letter from the fourth Count of Ericeira to the Portuguese ambassador in France, Luís da Cunha, dated 1741. Found in the Moravian Regional Archives in Brno, in the Czech Republic, this letter is an important contribution to the study of the Portuguese-Maratha wars, which began in the 1660s and lasted until the 1740s. The significance of the document lies in its description of not very widely documented events occurring toward the end of the Portuguese-Maratha wars. Most studies end with the events of 1739, i.e., with the occupation by the Marathas of the Portuguese Northern Province (Província do Norte).
O texto apresentado analisa o contexto alargado no qual se insere um excerto de uma carta do quarto Conde de Ericeira, enviado, em 1741, para Luís da Cunha, embaixador português em França. Esta carta foi encontrada no Arquivo Regional da Morávia em Brno, República Checa. É uma contribuição para o estudo das guerras entre os Portugueses e os Maratas que começaram na década de 60 do século XVII e demoraram até aos anos 40 do século XVIII. O interesse do documento reside na descrição de eventos não muito amplamente documentados do período tardio das guerras luso-maratas. A maioria dos estudos termina em 1739, ou seja, no momento da ocupação da Província do Norte pelos Maratas.

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Staněk, Karel, and Wanner, Michal, "Count Ericeira’s Letter of 1741: A Recently Discovered Document on the History of Portuguese India in the Moravian Regional Archives in Brno" (2016). e-Journal of Portuguese History. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://doi.org/10.26300/f1s7-ed70

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