Juan Cobo
Juan Cobo OP (Chinese: 高母羨; pinyin: Gāomǔ Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kobó Soān) (ca. 1546-1592) was Spanish Dominican missionary, diplomat, astronomer and sinologist. Cobo was born in Alcázar de San Juan. After becoming a priest of the Dominican order, he traveled to Mexico in 1586 and later to Manila in 1588. He was assigned by King Philip II to bring Christianity to China along with Miguel de Benavides. He translated into Chinese several works by Seneca and the Catechism. He also translated from Chinese into Spanish the work Mingxin baojian (明心寶鑑) compiled by Fan Liben 范立本 in 1393 under the title Espejo rico del claro corázón and published in 1593. Cobo's translation is considered to be "the first translation of a Chinese book into an European vernacular." Cobo also "has the distinction of being
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Juan Cobo
Juan Cobo OP (Chinese: 高母羨; pinyin: Gāomǔ Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kobó Soān) (ca. 1546-1592) was Spanish Dominican missionary, diplomat, astronomer and sinologist. Cobo was born in Alcázar de San Juan. After becoming a priest of the Dominican order, he traveled to Mexico in 1586 and later to Manila in 1588. He was assigned by King Philip II to bring Christianity to China along with Miguel de Benavides. He translated into Chinese several works by Seneca and the Catechism. He also translated from Chinese into Spanish the work Mingxin baojian (明心寶鑑) compiled by Fan Liben 范立本 in 1393 under the title Espejo rico del claro corázón and published in 1593. Cobo's translation is considered to be "the first translation of a Chinese book into an European vernacular." Cobo also "has the distinction of being
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Juan Cobo (Consuegra, 1547- Fo ...... Hanyu pinyin como Gāo Mǔxiàn).
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Juan Cobo OP (Chinese: 高母羨; pi ...... during his return from Japan.
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フアン・コボ(Juan Cobo、1546年? - 1592 ...... 母羨(Gāomǔ Xiàn、福建語:ko-bó soān)。
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高母羨(西班牙語:Juan Cobo,福建话:ko-bó soān;1547年?-1592年)是西班牙道明會传教士,汉学家。
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Juan Cobo (Consuegra, 1547- Fo ...... Hanyu pinyin como Gāo Mǔxiàn).
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Juan Cobo OP (Chinese: 高母羨; pi ...... "has the distinction of being
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フアン・コボ(Juan Cobo、1546年? - 1592 ...... 母羨(Gāomǔ Xiàn、福建語:ko-bó soān)。
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高母羨(西班牙語:Juan Cobo,福建话:ko-bó soān;1547年?-1592年)是西班牙道明會传教士,汉学家。
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Juan Cobo
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