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[D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I]. REAL FÁBRICA DAS SEDAS — Isenções, Privilégios e Direcção. Portugal, 1757–1788. - [D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I] REAL FÁBRICA DAS SEDAS — Isenções, Privilégios e Direcção . 5 diplomas régios; Portugal, 1757–1788; Lisboa, Águas Livres. A collection of five documents concerning the Royal Silk Factory of Águas Livres, in Lisbon, and the silk industry sector in the Kingdom. Created in the second half of the reign of King José I as part of Pombal's policy of industrial development, the Silk Factory enjoyed exclusive privileges and continuous royal support aimed at competing with foreign silks and supplying the domestic market. April 2, 1757 (King Joseph I) — Orders that all silk items manufactured in the Kingdom, upon presentation of a certificate from the Board of Trade, be exempt from customs duties; a foundational measure for the fiscal protection of the national silk industry. October 24, 1757 (King Joseph I) — Declares that the Decree of April 2nd extends to all types of silk fabrics manufactured in the Kingdom, exempting them from customs duties; extension and clarification of the previous decree. December 15, 1770 (King José I) — Grants the Royal Silk Factory the exclusive privilege of trading Copal Gum from Portuguese America, prohibiting the entry of foreign copal gum; creation of a raw material monopoly as a source of financing for the factory. April 14, 1780 (Queen Maria I) — Declares that, in accordance with the Royal Decree of July 17, 1777, the seventh paragraph of the Statutes of the Águas Livres Silk Factory be observed; reaffirmation of the factory's privileges during the Marian period. June 5, 1788 (Queen Maria I) — Two Decrees appointing the interim Directorate of the Royal Silk Factory and Águas Livres Works and designating Teotónio Gomes de Carvalho for management functions; renewal of the factory's administration. The collection documents the trajectory of the Silk Factory over three decades: from the creation of fundamental tax privileges to the strengthening of raw material monopolies and the renewal of its management, constituting a primary source for the history of the Portuguese textile industry in the 18th century. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate