The role played by archives in the making of a Portuguese science of imperial administration is scarcely known. Systematic research is still lacking on what literature suggests was a critical dimension in the management of the empire. By focusing on the Casa da India’s activities of production, record-keeping and retrieving of information and knowledge, this study intends to contribute to a better understanding of the links between empire and Portuguese early-modern archival experiences. For more than a century, the Casa da India was the institution responsible for the circulation and storage of commodities, information and people within the Portuguese empire, as well as the payment of duties and taxes. What challenges did territorial expansion entail for the Portuguese monarchy, and, in particular, for its archival organization and practices? How did the Casa da India register these imperial dynamics? Did its archive materialize the Empire at home? Finally, was its archive relevant to the emergence of a Portuguese science of imperial administration?

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Casa da Índia 和葡萄牙帝国行政学的出现

档案在葡萄牙帝国管理科学的形成中所扮演的角色鲜为人知。仍然缺乏对文献所暗示的帝国管理的关键维度的系统研究。通过关注 Casa da India 的制作、记录保存和检索信息和知识的活动，本研究旨在帮助更好地理解帝国与葡萄牙早期现代档案经验之间的联系。一个多世纪以来，Casa da India 是负责在葡萄牙帝国内流通和储存商品、信息和人员以及缴纳关税和税款的机构。领土扩张给葡萄牙君主制带来了哪些挑战，尤其是，其档案组织和做法？Casa da India 如何记录这些帝国动态？它的档案是否在国内实现了帝国？最后，它的档案是否与葡萄牙帝国管理科学的出现有关？