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[D. MARIA I]. MILITAR — Organização, Antiguidades, Maneio e Auditoria da Marinha. 1781–1789. - [D. MARIA I] MILITAR — Organização, Antiguidades, Maneio e Auditoria da Marinha . 1781–1789. 5 diplomas régios: 2 Decretos, 1 Alvará, 1 Alvará de Declaração e Ampliação, 1 Resolução. A set of five decrees concerning the internal organization of the military and the Navy during the Marian period: seniority of military personnel in regiments, the abolition of the ”Maneio” (a system of allowances) for day laborers, the protocol treatment of officers provisionally governing provinces, the penal jurisdiction of the Navy, and the appointment of the Navy Auditor. The Marian period was characterized by a growing concern with the regularization of internal procedures within the armed forces, complementing the structural reform initiated during the Josephite period. February 16, 1781 (Queen Maria I) — Resolution regulating the seniority of military personnel in all Regiments and higher ranks; they are kept from the date of the order; registration in the General Treasuries; establishment of objective criteria for precedence and military promotion. May 14, 1782 (Queen Maria I) — Declares and expands: Military Officers in charge of the Government of Arms of the Provinces in the absence or lack of Governors shall speak and write as ”Your Lordship” for the duration of the Government; regulation of the protocol treatment of interim governors. 15 Nov 1783 (D. Maria I) — Lack of regulations in the Navy Department for offenses committed by the Military Corps; orders that offenders be prosecuted according to the regulations for land troops; Captain General of the Galleons of the Ocean Sea. December 17, 1789 (Queen Maria I) — Abolition of the Maneio tax for those vassals who work by the day; benefit effective January 1, 1790; if the deadline expires without further extension, the Maneio tax is considered terminated; tax relief measure for day laborers. December 31, 1789 (Queen Maria I) — Appointment of Doctor Joaquim Alberto Jorge as Auditor of the Navy with the rank of First Officer and Scholar; for three years; salary of 400,000 réis paid to the barracks in the Warehouses' Payroll; creation of a specific judicial magistracy for the Navy. This collection documents the attention given during the Marian period to the internal regulation of the armed forces: seniority criteria, protocol of interim military governors, naval criminal procedure, abolition of the Maneio system, and creation of the naval audit office. It is a valuable source for the study of Portuguese military and naval history of the late 18th century. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate