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Description: Letter from the viceroy of Portuguese India (ポルトガル国印度副王信書, Porutogaru-koku Indo-fukuō shinsho), Duarte de Menezes, to daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi concerning the suppression of Christians in Japan. This work is a historic landmark in Portuguese-Japanese relations. This letter from Menezes is the first diplomatic document exchanged between East and West. Dated to the Azuchi-Momoyama period, April 1588. Located at Myōhō-in (妙法院), Kyoto, Japan. The letter has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category "ancient documents".
Title: Letter from Viceroy of Portuguese India Duarte de Menezes to Toyotomi Hideyoshi 1588
Credit: いづつやの文化記号 (Cultural Symbols of Izutsuya) - http://izucul.cocolog-nifty.com/
Author: Duarte de Menezes, 14th Viceroy of Portuguese India
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