Trellado de huma carta do pe. Mestre Gaspar em reposta desta acima.
This abstract describes a historical document comprising a multi-page transcription of a 1580 Jesuit correspondence, dated 13th October 1580 and originating from the College of Bom Jesus in Ormuz. The text includes a letter attributed to Ep. Antonio Mendes Dalinda [?], addressed to an unnamed ‘Most...
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| Format: | Manuscripts |
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1550
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/5YVJIKAC/viewer_5YVJIKAC.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a historical document comprising a multi-page transcription of a 1580 Jesuit correspondence, dated 13th October 1580 and originating from the College of Bom Jesus in Ormuz. The text includes a letter attributed to Ep. Antonio Mendes Dalinda [?], addressed to an unnamed ‘Most Serene Majesty’ and referencing negotiations involving Persian political affairs, particularly concerning Shāh ‘Abbās (rendered as *Xalamaz*), the Safavid monarchy, and the city of Tabriz. It further references Father M. Gaspar’s reply to earlier letters sent from Shiraz and Tabriz, and cites figures including Zeide, Salamar, Xarad, and Lavarij. Key themes include Jesuit missionary activity in Safavid Persia and Portuguese-controlled Ormuz; theological reflections on divine providence, free will, and ecclesial authority; concerns over Muslim religious practice—including possession and study of a defective Qur’an—and allegations of conspiracies among local elites to surrender Ormuz to the Ottomans. The document contains marginal annotations, an illegible crowned shield seal, and reflects contemporary colonial terminology, liturgical usage (e.g., Coverdale Psalter), and early modern Catholic intellectual frameworks. It serves as a primary source for studying Iberian missionary diplomacy, Safavid–Portuguese relations, and Jesuit historiography in late sixteenth-century western Asia. Entry number 178 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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| Physical Description: | 4 pages |