A record book consisting chiefly of the minutes of the council which administered the district of Misiones in Brazil and decided cases relating to Indians who were allotted for service to the landowners.
Creator:
Portugal. Junta de missoes
Created:
1759
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
This manuscript concerns the resettlement of Indians of three villages: Pambú, Surubabé, and Axará to the island of Assumpçao in the Rio São Francisco in Brazil. Alvares handed down these decisions after touring the area. The decrees concern instructions for housing, appointments of local officials, delivery of clothing, protection of the I...
Creator:
Alvares, Manoel de Gouvea
Created:
1761
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
An anonymous document reflecting conflict between church and state in the province of Maranhão, covering the 17th and early 18th centuries and dealing largely with the problem of slavery.
Contributor:
Antonio da Madre de Deos
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.