The Portuguese-Siamese treaty of 1820 : Siam's first attempt of integration into the international community / Miguel Castelo-Branco ; forward by Antonio Vasconcelos de Saldanha
Imprint
Lisbon, Portugal : The Orient Institute (OI), 2011
Descript
103 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
I. Thai-Portuguese relations -- shared memories -- global geopolitical board: reviewing Portugal's role in Southeast Asia (1810-1820) -- the arriga plan -- II. silveira's mission to Siam in 1820 -- prospecting -- race against time -- talks about talks -- the year of the merchant -- planning silveira's dispatch -- gifts -- letters -- distinction for Jose da Piedade -- how to behave -- drawing up a treaty -- secret agenda -- an embassy without eclat -- the Portuguese draft: a revolutionary text -- the Siamese counterproposal -- was there a treaty? -- execution and implementation of the treaty -- failure and roots for a future