RT Book
T1 Pedro de Alfaro and the struggle for power in the globalized Pacific, 1565-1644
A1 Ikemoto, Ashleigh Dean 1984-
LA English
PP Lanham Boulder New York London
PB Lexington Books
YR 2023
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/184805212X
AB "This book examines the career of Pedro de Alfaro, a Spanish Franciscan whose 1579 mission to China collapsed amid accusations of illegal entry and espionage. The author analyzes his remarkable assessment of China's military and civil infrastructure, which had the effect of permanently changing Spanish plans for a conquest of China"--
NO Includes bibliographical references
CN BV3427.D3435
SN 978-1-7936-1859-7
K1 De Alfaro, Pedro : approximately 1525-1580
K1 Franciscans : Missions : China
K1 Catholic Church : China : History : 16th century
K1 Missionaries : China : Biography
K1 Missions, Spanish : China
K1 Christianity and politics : Spain
K1 Spain : Foreign relations : China
K1 China : Foreign relations : Spain
K1 Spain : Politics and government : 1516-1700
K1 China : Politics and government : 1368-1644