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The Japanese mission to Europe, 1582-1590, the journey of four samurai boys through Portugal, Spain and Italy, Michael Cooper

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The Japanese mission to Europe, 1582-1590, the journey of four samurai boys through Portugal, Spain and Italy, Michael Cooper

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Japanese mission to Europe, 1582-1590

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bibliography

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62787247

Responsibility statement

Michael Cooper

Sub title

the journey of four samurai boys through Portugal, Spain and Italy

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The legation is planned -- Christianity in Japan -- Preparing the legation -- pt. 2. The journey to Europe -- Passage to India -- From India to Europe -- pt. 3. Through Portugal and Spain -- Portugal -- Spain and 'the most potent monarch' -- From Alcala to Alicante -- pt. 4. Rome and the two Popes -- The road to Rome -- The papal audience -- The stay in Rome -- The new Pope -- pt. 5. Further travels in Europe -- Bologna and Ferrara -- Carnival of Venice -- From Padua to Genoa -- Spain and Portugal revisited -- pt. 6. The return to Japan -- The return journey -- Reception in Japan -- pt. 7. Summing up -- Assessment of the enterprise

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Journey of four samurai boys through Portugal, Spain and Italy

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