Manuel da Costa

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Manuel da Costa (1541–25 February 1604[1]) was a Jesuit from Lisbon. After teaching humanities and theology at several schools, he was chosen rector of Braga, then missionary to the Azores; he was distinguished by his zeal.[2] He wrote A História das Missões dos Jesuítas no Oriente, Até ao Ano de 1568 (History of the Jesuit Missionaries to the East, until 1568). The P. J. P. Maffei translated this work into Latin, and the P. de Lequerica into Spanish.[1]

[edit] References

  • Ernst Breisach, Historiography (2nd ed. 1994)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Diccionario universal de historia y de geografia. - México: Rafael, 1853-1855. - 7 vols.
  2. ^ Rose, Hugh James [1853] (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary, London: B. Fellowes et al.
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