Abstract: Perhaps one of the major topics that scholars working on the history of the Society of Jesus in Portugal find fascinating is the theme dealing with an apologetic and ideological history of this religious order whereby at times they see it as the stronghold of progress when it comes to teaching and for their work in the missions overseas or, to the contrary, they accuse it of having a universalist ambition that eventually led to the socio-political decline of the nations that hosted them. Using as a springboard the establishment of the Society of Jesus in Portugal and the breadth and depth of publications written by and on this religious order, I will reflect on how scholars hailing from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries analyzed 233 years of Jesuit presence in Portugal, namely, from its establishment in 1540 to its suppression in 1773.

Resumen Quizás que uno de los temas más fascinantes de los estudiosos dedicados a la historia de la Compañía de Jesús en Portugal es que trata de una historia apologética e ideológica de esta orden religiosa entendida también como el punto de fundación del progreso. Su fuerza se expresa en la enseñanza y su trabajo en misiones en el extranjero, a las mismas que, por otra parte, se les acusaba de tener una ambición universalista que acabó provocando la decadencia sociopolítica de las naciones que las acogieron. Utilizando como una cuestión central la creación de la Compañía de Jesús en Portugal, sumado a la amplitud y profundidad de las publicaciones escritas por y sobre esta orden religiosa, el articulo reflejará sobre cómo los estudiosos de los siglos XIX, XX y XXI analizaron los 233 años de presencia jesuita en Portugal, es decir, desde su creación en 1540 hasta su supresión en 1773.

Nas últimas décadas, o interesse pela história de Macau tem crescido, mas as análises têm privilegiado a história política, institucional e diplomática. É, porém, nosso objetivo estudar matérias menos usuais: movimentos populacionais e mobilidade social; condição social da mulher e subalternidade feminina. Não nos interessa, apenas, conhecer a ligação de Macau ao reino de Portugal, mas a sua conexão no contexto colonial português e asiático. Assim, analisam-se o elemento luso-asiático da população e os elementos étnicos que contribuíram para a constituição de uma sociedade multicultural.

In the last decades, interest in the history of Macau has grown but research into it has favored its political, institutional and diplomatic history. For that reason, it is our objective to study less common topics: populational migrations and social mobility; the woman's social condition and feminine subjugation. We are not only interested in learning their connection regarding Macau to the kingdom of Portugal, but also their connection in the Portuguese and Asian colonial contexts. Thus, the Luso-Asian element of the population and the ethnic elements which contributed to the establishment of a mixed society are analyzed.