Paper short abstract:

The main theme of this study is the political communication between the central government of the Portuguese monarchy and its local authorities (Câmaras). The analysis will focus on the particular case of the Évora municipality between 1700 and 1750.

Paper long abstract:

The main theme of this communication is the circulation of political and administrative

information between the Câmara de Évora and the central governments of the Portuguese

monarchy in the first half of the 18th century. Considering the documentation received by the

município in the given period, the aim is to identify the main actors and circulation channels,

the production rhythms and the most relevant subjects. To this end some quantitative

exercises will be presented.

A special emphasis will be given to the role of the institutional intermediaries of this

communication, whether in their action as information distributors, or in their supervisory

powers. Considering the multiplicity of agents involved in this process, the analysis was

circumscribed to the Corregedor, Provedor de Comarca, Juiz de fora, Superintendente dos

Descaminhos do Tabaco, Superintendente da Criação dos Cavalos and the Vedores do

Exército e Artilharia.