Para o “socorro da Índia” : o município do Porto e a fiscalidade régia depois da Guerra da Restauração

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the dialogue between the Crown and the local authority of Porto regarding fiscal administration, after the War of Restoration. In 1672, the Crown requests funding from Porto’s Sobejos das Sisas in order to build a fleet in the shipyard of Ribeira do Ouro, which can assist the India campaign. In this work, the behavior and the municipal reactions, as well as the Crown’s justifications regarding the request of this extraordinary expense are evaluated in a microperspective way, based on the correspondence exchange between the Crown and the municipality of Porto.