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BOXER (C. R.). PORTUGUESE Society in the Tropics. Madison & Milwaukee. 1965. - BOXER (C. R.) PORTUGUESE Society in the Tropics . The Municipal Councils of Goa, Macao, Bahia, and Luanda, 1510-1800. Madison & Milwaukee: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1965. xvi, 240 pp.: il.; 225 mm. This study examines a little-known aspect of the Portuguese empire: municipal government in the colonies of Asia, America, and Africa, through the municipalities of Goa, Macau, Bahia, and Luanda, between 1510 and 1800. The entrepôt trade of Goa, the silver and sandalwood trade of Macau, the sugar trade of Bahia, and the slave trade of Luanda were, in part, within the sphere of action of these municipalities. A work of institutional history, it examines the composition of the councils and their relations with the Crown and with local civil, ecclesiastical, and military authorities, painting a multifaceted portrait of colonial society. It also compares the Portuguese municipalities with the better-known Castilian municipalities and analyzes how national character conditioned colonization. The volume includes facsimiles, two fold-out maps, an appendix with 27 documents from the municipalities of Goa, Macau, Luanda and Bahia, a bibliography and an index. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate