Illegal practices, corruption and venality in the State of Brazil at the beginning of the 17th century. The failure of Filipe III's attempts to reform Brazil

The sale of public offices is a question little known in the territory of Portuguese America in times of the Iberian Union, between 1580 and 1640. New documents, found in Spanish archives, such as the Archivo General de Simancas and the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid, give us interesting information...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Santos, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Repositorio:Clio (Recife. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/241135
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/index.php/revistaclio/article/view/241135
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corruption
Sale of public offices
Appointment of officers
Iberian Union
Corrupção
Venalidade
Provimento de cargos
União Ibérica
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Sumario:The sale of public offices is a question little known in the territory of Portuguese America in times of the Iberian Union, between 1580 and 1640. New documents, found in Spanish archives, such as the Archivo General de Simancas and the Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid, give us interesting information about the plans of reform during the reign of Philip III (II of Portugal), sale of offices, ways of appointment of officers, and suspicion of corruption in the practices of royal agents.