The exile registry of the Direção Geral do Ultramar

Abstract

Was responsibility of Direção Geral do Ultramar the administration of the Portuguese colonial matters. Established within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State for the Navy and the Overseas it had during its term several moments of specialization and reform, being the one led by the Minister Rebelo da Silva determinant at various levels. Until then, there hadn’t been a remodelling action that contemplated all the existing structures, but also by the implementation of new measures in the Portuguese colonial administration such as the creation of penal colonies to fulfil the penalty of exile. With this measure the Direção Geral do Ultramar became responsible to centralize the registry of exile. Through the analysis of the documentation in historical archive this article intends to explore the records of exile from 1870 to 1910 analysing its associated documentary circuit.