Antonio Freire de Andrade
Antonio Freire de Andrade (* 1580 in Oleiros , † March 19, 1634 in Velha Goa ) was a Portuguese Jesuit , missionary and explorer. He was the first European to cross the Himalayas in 1625 .
Life
Andrade joined the Society of Jesus in 1596 and was sent to India four years later. There he worked as a missionary on the island of Salsette, later as rector of the colleges of Rachol and St. Paulo in Goa, until he was entrusted with the management of the mission stations in the Mughal Empire. He began his journey to Tibet in 1624 in Agra , India, where he disguised himself as a Hindu and went on a journey with Manuel Marques. He visited the city of Badrinath . On this trip, the two Jesuits were the first Europeans to cross the Himalayas ( Manapass , 1625). In 1625 he founded a mission in Tsaparang , Tibet . He later served as a missionary in Tibet and Kashmir .
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- Pictorial Atlas of Discoveries. Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, 1999.
- New large encyclopedia in color. Cologne: Buch-und-Zeit-Verl.-Ges., 1990.
- Hierzenberger, Gottfried / Nedomansky, Otto: Apparitions and messages of the Mother of God Maria. Augsburg: Bechtermünz Verlag, 1997.
- Toscano, Giuseppe M .: La Prima Missione Cattolica nel Tibet. Instituto Missione Estere, Parma, Hong Kong, 1951
Web links
- Literature by and about Antonio Freire de Andrade in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ The small encyclopedia , Encyclios-Verlag, Zurich, 1950, volume 1, page 56
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andrade, Antonio Freire de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese Jesuit, missionary and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1580 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oleiros |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1634 |
| Place of death | Velha Goa |