The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Asia Portuguesa
1media/Screen Shot 2023-12-14 at 1.33.42 PM.png2023-12-14T12:25:21-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52813image_header2023-12-14T12:40:27-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fPortuguese humanist historian and poet Manuel de Faria e Sousa (1590-1649) penned Asia Portuguesa in Castilian, published in Lisbon in three volumes after his death (1667). The book served as a reference book on Portuguese expansion. It initially associates Prester John with Ethiopia but mentions later that his kingdom might actually be found in Tibet.
Faria e Sousa's text also includes summaries of the missions of Pêro da Covilhā and Francisco Alvares.
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