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Book ID: 761
Title Recit de l’entrée solemnelle et remarquable faicte à Rome, à Dom Philippe François Faxicura, & au Reuerend Pere Frere Louys Sotello ... Ambassadeurs pour Idate Massamune, Roy de Voxu au Iappon. Sur sa Conuersion au Christianisme & recherche de l’alliance des Princes Chrestiens. Vers la Saincteté de N.S.P. Paul v. ... le 25. iour d’Octobre 1615. Traduit de l’Italien, etc.
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Year of event 1615
Event description Visit to Rome of ambassadors from Date Masamune, Lord of Oshu (1567-1636) in Japan, to Pope Paul V (Camillo Borghese - 1605-1621)
Event type Visits
Event place Rome
Publication info Paris: A. Saugrain; 1616; 8°
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Illustrations
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Rulers Date Masamune, Lord of Oshu; Hasekura Tsunenaga (Filippo Francesco); Paul V (Camillo Borghese), Pope; Sotelo, Luís
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Shelfmark BL 4767.aa.7
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Notes The ambassadors are Hasekura Tsunenaga (1571-1622), a vassal of Idate's, who was baptised and whose Christian names were Filippo Francesco, and the Spanish Franciscan Friar Luís Sotelo (1574-1624). (Japanese names are given with the family name first.) This is the French version of the work at Book ID 821. See also Book ID 2882.