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Donation of Bartolomeu

19 Jun 1580 · 32.75° N, 129.88° E

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19 Jun 1580
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
32.75° N, 129.88° E
Description
1580 cession of Nagasaki to the Society of Jesus

Donation of Bartolomeu

1580 cession of Nagasaki to the Society of Jesus

The Donation of Bartolomeu was a legal act issued on June 9, 1580, by the Kirishitan daimyō Ōmura Sumitada. Through this charter, Sumitada ceded the port towns of Nagasaki and Mogi in perpetuity to the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

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