Carta que vn hombre secular llamado manuel pinto embio de malaca al obispo de Goa en que da enformacion de los Macaçares la qual por hazer al proposito se pone aqui aun que es de hombre fuera de la companhia y escrita a los 7 de dezienbre en el año de 1548
This abstract describes a historical transcription of a letter dated 7 December 1548, composed in Malacca by the layman Manuel Pinto and addressed to the Bishop of Goa. The document details Pinto’s travels between 1545 and 1548 across the eastern Indonesian archipelago, with extended residence in Ma...
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1548
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| Subjects: |
Bishop of Goa
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Macassar
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Malaca
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Malacca
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Manuel Pinto
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Pinto, Manuel
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Sedemrre
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Sian
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South Sulawesi
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Sōr Kingdom
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Manuscripts
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| Online Access: | https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/FIW5S92S/viewer_FIW5S92S.html |
| Summary: | This abstract describes a historical transcription of a letter dated 7 December 1548, composed in Malacca by the layman Manuel Pinto and addressed to the Bishop of Goa. The document details Pinto’s travels between 1545 and 1548 across the eastern Indonesian archipelago, with extended residence in Macassar (South Sulawesi), the inland kingdom of Sōr centred on Sedemrre, and the Javanese-ruled city of Sian. It records encounters with indigenous rulers—including an *opiano* (Christian) king of Suppa, the powerful Sōr ‘Emperor’ of Sedemrre, a Jpiano (Javanese) sovereign of Sian, and his Xpano (Spanish) uncle—as well as observations on local governance, religious affiliation, and geopolitical tensions. Central themes include early Christian missionary activity led by Franciscan friars Vicente Vieira and Munoz, indigenous expressions of desire for ecclesiastical support and Portuguese or Spanish settlement, the strategic significance of Macassar’s resources (sandalwood, gold, eaglewood, lac) and maritime connectivity to the Moluccas and Ambon, and urgent warnings regarding Javanese military ambitions to convert local populations to Islam and threaten Portuguese-held Malacca. The letter serves as a primary source for sixteenth-century Iberian colonial outreach, interreligious dynamics, and Southeast Asian political geography. Entry number 5 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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