Portugal. Sovereign (1750-1777 : Joseph)

Scope and Contents This decree, dated September 20, 1760, and signed "Rey" (King) at the end, is accompanied by formal texts signed by the Portuguese jurist and diplomat Alexandre Metelo de Sousa e Menezes (1687-1766), along with several other signatures. The law contained in this document prohibited Romani people, who had been deported to Brazil, from engaging in activities such as animal or slave trading, carrying arms, or forming separate communities. Violators were to be transported to the islands of São...