Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I Priorities in the Reino, c. 1640-1683 -- II Politics and Policies: Viceroys and Governors, c. 1661-1681 -- III Christians: Saints and Sinners, c. 1640-1683 -- IV Spices: The Carreira da India, c. 1640-1683 -- V Administration: European Hierarchies and the Resiliency of Indigenous Structures, 1640-1683 -- VI Foreign Policy: Diplomatic Relations with the Reis Vizinhos and European Rivals, 1640-1683 -- VII An African Eldorado: The Quest for Wealth in Mozambique and the Rios de Cuama, c. 1640-1683 -- Conclusion Portuguese Asia, c. 1683 -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.