Passage from section 37 of the prologue from Perfecta religiosa, 1662

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Creator: Bartolomé de Letona
Date: 1662
Item Source: https://iucat.iu.edu/lilly/3073758
Description: For instance, in this passage from the 1662 book Perfecta religiosa (The Perfect Nun), the Franciscan priest Bartolomé de Letona described the cultural diversity in Manila as the greatest in the world, with visitors coming from Spain, France, England, Italy, Flanders, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Muscovy, the East and West Indies, as well as Turks, Greeks, Moors, Persians, Tartars, Chinese, Japanese, Africans, and Asians.
Format: Book