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[D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I]. ORGANIZAÇÃO DA ARMADA REAL — Graduações, Soldos, Guardas Marinhas e Academia Naval. Portugal, 1768–1790. - [D. JOSÉ I / D. MARIA I] ORGANIZAÇÃO DA ARMADA REAL — Graduações, Soldos, Guardas Marinhas e Academia Naval . 5 diplomas régios; Portugal, 1768–1790; Lisboa, Palácio de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda. A collection of five decrees concerning the reorganization of the Portuguese Royal Navy in the last decades of the 18th century. The Marian period saw a significant effort to modernize the Navy, which included the regulation of ranks and grades, the fixing of salaries, the training of officers through the Midshipmen, and the creation of a leading scientific academy. November 11, 1768 (D. José I) — Declares the equivalences of ranks between the Navy and the Army: Colonels of the Sea are equivalent to Brigadiers, Captains of the Navy to Colonels; founding decree of the inter-arm equivalence table. July 31, 1788 (Queen Maria I) — Establishes the Royal Naval Academy in the Court and City of Lisbon, erecting a Mathematics Course there for greater improvement in Navigation and Fortification; creation of the main naval and scientific teaching establishment in the country. July 14, 1788 (Queen Maria I) — Expands the Marine Guard Company from 48 to 60 men, creates 24 Marine Guard Aspirants and divides it into three Brigades; expansion and restructuring of the naval officer training corps. December 26, 1789 (Queen Maria I) — Regulation of the ranks of the Royal Navy Officer Corps; establishment of equivalences of ranks with the Army, from Vice-Admiral to Second Lieutenant; updating and systematization of the 1768 decree. January 2, 1790 (Queen Maria I) — Establishes the monthly salaries of Royal Navy Officers on land and at sea: Vice-Admirals, Lieutenant-Generals, Squadron Commanders, and other ranks; complete salary table. The collection coherently documents the institutional modernization of the Navy during the Marian period: hierarchy of ranks, scientific training, and financial conditions of officers. Of particular interest is the creation of the Royal Naval Academy, which marked the beginning of higher scientific education in Portugal. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate